Kitchen grease removal across New Zealand
Chef's Choice Soak Tanks supplies commercial kitchens with soak tanks and biodegradable cleaning chemicals for a fixed monthly fee. Our soak tank rental and servicing is available throughout New Zealand, helping kitchens reduce manual scrubbing by cleaning filters in-house.
Our tanks let your team carry out range hood filter cleaning in-house rather than relying solely on outsourced filter swaps.
We supply restaurants, supermarket bakeries, hospitals, hotels and resorts. The tanks stay onsite, so your team can clean filters when it suits the kitchen’s routine.
Our tanks let your team carry out range hood filter cleaning in-house rather than relying solely on outsourced filter swaps.
We supply restaurants, supermarket bakeries, hospitals, hotels and resorts. The tanks stay onsite, so your team can clean filters when it suits the kitchen’s routine.
A search that began in bakeries
Warren started with a specific problem: stubborn carbon build-up on bakery equipment. Products from a chemical company were trialled in three stores and rejected within three days because customers said they did not work.
The problem went beyond dirty-looking equipment. Carbon lodged in small tray holes could fall onto macarons and spoil a whole batch. Warren needed an alternative that could remove that build-up.
Warren found a soak tank supplier in Australia, left his job and ordered the first 10 tanks. Once around 15 units were operating successfully, word of mouth began to spread.
Much of the business’s growth came from Warren’s door-to-door visits. Those visits gave him a way to explain an unfamiliar rental model face to face. Today, over 80 units operate nationwide, with customers including Millbrook Resort and Cardrona Hotel.
The problem went beyond dirty-looking equipment. Carbon lodged in small tray holes could fall onto macarons and spoil a whole batch. Warren needed an alternative that could remove that build-up.
Warren found a soak tank supplier in Australia, left his job and ordered the first 10 tanks. Once around 15 units were operating successfully, word of mouth began to spread.
Much of the business’s growth came from Warren’s door-to-door visits. Those visits gave him a way to explain an unfamiliar rental model face to face. Today, over 80 units operate nationwide, with customers including Millbrook Resort and Cardrona Hotel.
Rental built around your kitchen routine
Different tank sizes suit different cleaning workloads. Before supplying a tank, we check the proposed location, access to water, a grease-trap drain and a continuous 10-amp power supply. No heavy plumbing is required.
The monthly package includes the tank and a controlled supply of cleaning chemicals. Your team drains the tank, refills it with water and adds fresh chemicals approximately once a month. This usually takes around 30 minutes.
We provide detailed written setup, cleaning and operating instructions, with setup questions generally handled by phone. The straightforward routine also makes the process easier for new or rotating staff to follow.
Contact us to discuss your kitchen and whether a soak tank would suit your filter-cleaning routine.
The monthly package includes the tank and a controlled supply of cleaning chemicals. Your team drains the tank, refills it with water and adds fresh chemicals approximately once a month. This usually takes around 30 minutes.
We provide detailed written setup, cleaning and operating instructions, with setup questions generally handled by phone. The straightforward routine also makes the process easier for new or rotating staff to follow.
Contact us to discuss your kitchen and whether a soak tank would suit your filter-cleaning routine.
A filter cleaned rather than replaced
Thorough soak cleaning can help extend the usable life of range hood filters by removing grease trapped inside, reducing the need for premature replacement and helping save on replacement costs.
Used by a filter-cleaning business
A commercial filter-cleaning company uses Chef's Choice tanks at its own depot, proving the system works. If they use it, you can too.
An alternative to water blasting
Fully submerging filters in heated solution releases trapped grease inside the filters without water blasting, which can damage filter fins.