Station Creation | Brat and Burger Builder

If you’ve ever struggled creating a topping station, we don’t blame you. Finding the perfect configuration can be a tough task – but we’re here to help! Just follow along with our Station Creation Guide!

The Goal

With warm weather comes sporting events; with sporting events come hungry fans – time to stock your concession stand condiment bar.

While looking into equipment, you know you’re going to offer burgers, brats and hot dogs. And whether you’re planning this condiment bar for a small community ball park, a stadium concession stand or a beach front food kiosk, there will always be two must-have condiments: ketchup and mustard.

For additional flavor, pickle relish and diced onions are also safe to supply.

Now that you know your ingredients…

Choose your Base 

You’ll need two jars with pumps for the ketchup and mustard, and two jars with lids and ladles for the relish and onion for a total of 4 standard-sized fountain jars. Select Server’s 4-jar insulated countertop base (SB-4 83600). 

Select your Jars 

Jars come in Standard or Slim, deep or shallow.

Because ketchup and mustard are ubiquitous at any concession stand, it’s safe to say you’ll go through a lot. Standard, deep fountain jars hold 3.5 qt (3.3 L), which equals about (112) 1 oz servings, or about (150) .75 oz servings.

2 qt (1.9 L) standard, shallow jars will work well for the onions and relish. 

Select pumps, lids and accessories 

Pumps on the Station Creation spec sheet are separated by what type of jar and base they fit; for this station, locate the “deep fountain jar” pump and lid fit with the countertop base style.

Next, think of what you’re dispensing. The “Dispenses” key will show three droplet icons for thin, thick and thicker. Ketchup and mustard fall under thick, the middle droplet; therefore your ideal pump will be the CP-F 83330.

Quick tip: When you see “FP” think Fountain Pump and “CP,” think Condiment Pump – “TP,” or thick pumps are for special toppings that require extra force to dispense, like thicker caramel and fudge sauces or pumpable peanut butter.

For the relish and onion jars, the clear hinged lid for standard jars will allow guests to see contents at a self-serve station, and employees can quickly check the fill level. The proper ladle for shallow, standard fountain jars is the 7”, 1 oz ladle (82562), so you’ll select 2 each of the lid and ladle.

Burger and Brat Builder Components

(1) 83600 | SB-4

(2) 83149 | Standard, deep jar, black

(2) 83147 | Standard, shallow jar, black

(2) 83330 | CP-F, condiment pump

(2) 82562 | Ladle, 7” handle, 1 oz

(2) 80310 | Clear, plastic hinged lid, standard jars

(4) 84141 | Eutectic ice packs (use 2, freeze 2)

Fun Fact! Stainless steel pump knobs come in a range of colors, and can be engraved. Choose red and yellow for easy identification!

Frontier Energy Study Validates ConserveWell™ Savings

On the fence about switching to the newest industry technologies? Head to the Food Service Technology Center!

Frontier Energy who works out of the FSTC, and better known as Fishnick, performs efficiency and performance tests on commercial kitchen equipment and appliances, and then provides “education, viable resources and up-to-date information at no cost.”

For more than 25 years, the California-based company has employed its 40-plus standard testing methods to evaluate a range of equipment like commercial kitchen ventilation, water heating and building HVAC and lighting.

In one recent study entitled, “Dipper Well Replacement Evaluation Report” that included Server’s ConserveWell and an additional dipper well alternative, the FSTC “monitored the baseline water and energy use and then replaced the existing dipper wells with the alternative products and calculated savings at two full service restaurants.”

By replacing a heated continuous-flow dipper well with a ConserveWell, one restaurant was able to reduce its water use by 115,900 gallons in a year and save over $2,000.00 in utility costs!

For more details, you can read the full study here.

Ready to see how much you can save? Calculate your savings with our ConserveWell™ ROI calculator!