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Eclectic Recipe Wins TigerChef Video Contest
Chef Brad Halsten earned the $1,000 grand prize in the TigerChef Video Contest with his California BBQ Burger recipe, a mouthwatering and creative twist on the California burger that he serves at his restaurant, The Burger Dive. His expert combination of spices and meats sets his invention far above conventional barbecue recipes. Halsten’s video stood out from those of many talented professional chefs, whose submissions included restaurant equipment demonstrations, signature recipes, and cooking techniques. The runner-up, the Houston Zoo’s Executive Chef Shane Miller, r
eceives a $250 TigerChef gift certificate for his Southwest Blackened Tenderloin.
The Winning California BBQ Recipe
The California BBQ Burger holds a place of honor on the menu at Chef Brad’s Billings, Montana restaurant, The Burger Dive. Halsten’s recipe contains an impressive array of ingredients, from coffee to Cabernet Sauvignon. His personality and obvious natural talent shine in his video, which features him performing each step of the burger-making process. Using a truly original combination of wine, spices, vegetables, and even ketchup, Chef Brad concocts a sauce that packs in a maximum of flavor while maintaining a natural feel. He crowns his burgers with thin slices of beef rubbed with coffee and a fascinating variety of spices. Halsten clearly devotes a great deal of attention to the quality of his ingredients, right down to the burger buns. The result is a recipe that the restaurant owner can be ...continue reading
Just for Chefs: Chance to Win $1000 And Social Exposure For Your Biz
Hey Professional Chefs! Wouldn’t it be great if someone got in touch with you one day with the news that you are the lucky winner of a $1000 gift certificate in addition to social exposure for your business?
Well, your dream can now become a reality. One lucky professional chef out there will be receiving the news that they are the winner of TigerChef’s video contest winning a $1000 shopping spree to be spent at TigerChef.com as well as free social exposure!
Being the leading online source for Restaurant Equipment and Supply for 7 years now, when it comes to commercial kitchens, TigerChef.com knows what they’re talking about. With over 200,000 products available, and counting, you can have your commercial kitchen up to date and running in no time.
Giving a professional chef $1000 dollars to spend to their heart’s content, is like placing a child in a candy store and telling them to rack up a bill- at someone else’s expense of course. ...continue reading
5th Place Recipe Contest- Breaded Broccoli
We asked. You responded. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that the judges had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one winner. After much consideration, we shortlisted the recipes down to the top five submissions, tested them in TigerChef’s very own kitchen, and gave them back to our panel of judges for tasting.
Congratulations to our winner Lindsay S. on her winning recipe- Banana Cheesecake.
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Submitted by: Josephine R.
Ingredients:
16 oz. bag of frozen broccoli spears
2 cups unseasoned breadcrumbs
2 eggs beaten
3/4 cup grated Pecoroni Romano cheese
2 cloves garlic finely chopped
1 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
4th Place Recipe Contest - Sweet and Savory Salad
We asked. You responded. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that the judges had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one winner. After much consideration, we shortlisted the recipes down to the top five submissions, tested them in TigerChef’s very own kitchen, and gave them back to our panel of judges for tasting.
Congratulations to our winner Lindsay S. on her winning recipe- Banana Cheesecake.
4th place – Sweet and Savory Salad
Submitted by: Christina L.
Ingredients
1/2 C chopped, smoked turkey breast
1-1/2 C seedless red grapes
1/2 C dried cherries
11 C greens
2 Bosc pears, thinly sliced
3 T balsamic vinegar
3/4 C pine nuts
2/3 C olive oil, divided
3 T lemon juice
salt and pepper
Directions:
...continue reading3rd Place Recipe Contest- Beef Brisket
We asked. You responded. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that the judges had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one winner. After much consideration, we shortlisted the recipes down to the top five submissions, tested them in TigerChef’s very own kitchen, and gave them back to our panel of judges for tasting.
Congratulations to our winner Lindsay S. on her winning recipe- Banana Cheesecake.
3rd place – Beef Brisket
Submitted by: Kay G.
This recipe is one of my family's favorite. Our favorite way to cook is using a Texas beef rub but we also like the soup as well. It is a no brainer and easy to put in oven and get other things done while cooking. it can be frozen or cooked ahead of time and re-heated quickly but do not overcook when re-heating. Very tasty with a good potato or sweet potato side dish and green veggie.
Beef Brisket:
1 3/12 to 71/2 pound beef brisket
1 envelope Lipton Onion soup mix
Directions:
2nd Place Recipe Contest- Coconut Curry
We asked. You responded. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that the judges had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one winner. After much consideration, we shortlisted the recipes down to the top five submissions, tested them in TigerChef’s very own kitchen, and gave them back to our panel of judges for tasting.
Congratulations to our winner Lindsay S. on her winning recipe- Banana Cheesecake.
2nd Place- Coconut Curry
Submitted by:Talitha F.
This is a recipe I came up with several years ago, and it's had RAVE reviews each time I've served it. People cannot believe how easy AND quick it is to make, too. It is also non-dairy and gluten free, and relatively inexpensive. It 
should appeal to many people.
Ingredients:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cubed
Few tablespoons of desired oil for sautéing the chicken
Salt & pepper to taste
2-13.5 oz. cans "Chaokoh" Coconut Milk (I have tried other brands, but this one has the thickest and creamiest consistency)
1- 20 oz. can pineapple chunks
1 T yellow curry powder (more or less to taste
Directions:
Recipe Contest Winner - Banana Cheesecake
We asked. You responded. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that the judges had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just one winner. After much consideration, we shortlisted the recipes down to the top five submissions, tested them in TigerChef’s very own kitchen, and gave them back to our panel of judges for tasting.
Congratulations to our winner Lindsay S. on her winning recipe- Banana Cheesecake.
1st place – Banana Cheesecake
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Ingredients
1-1/2 C finely crushed graham crackers
1/3 C sugar
1/3 C butter, melted
4-1/2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 C sugar
3 T all-purpose flour
1-1/2 t vanilla
1/3 C milk
5 eggs, lightly beaten
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Our Client Rare Steakhouse on NBC
Located in the center of Miami Beach on historic 41st Street, 
Rare Steakhouse serves up Miami Beach's finest foods. At Rare Steakhouse, every dish is created using only the freshest, finest ingredients. They serve only the choicest meats and seafood, freshest vegetables, breads and pastries that are baked fresh daily. Their award winning menu and attention to detail create a truly enjoyable dining experience.
We've had the good fortune of supplying Rare Steakhouse with smallwares and equipment. See them live in this feature video on NBC.
*Reprinted with permission from Aryeh Goldensen at Rare Steakhouse
Tiger Chef Special Features
When shopping, be it online, or in store, customer service makes all the difference. It is what will make or break your shopping experience. At Tiger Chef, we take pride in offering a fantastic selection of restaurant equipment and supplies, followed up by stellar customer service. We go the extra mile to make your shopping experience as easy and as pleasurable as possible. Our new and improved website features all kinds of informational pages designed by experts to give you the best possible customer service.
- Customer Service - our Customer Service page is broken down in 4 parts.
a. Product Availability & Pricing - all the information you need to know about stock and how we work our pricing.
b. Shipping - how we work our shipping in terms of cost and methods.
c. Returns & Exchanges - a brief summary of our return and exchange policy.
d. Extra Features - our site features all sorts of extras to make your experience with us easy and fast. You’re just one click away from tracking your package, viewing all your orders, printing an invoice, returning an item or gift, changing your billing address, shipping address, email, or password, and viewing all the items on your wishlist. - FAQ's - we compiled a list of frequently asked questions for easy reference, on all sorts of topics, including placing an order, order status, returns, account information and more. ...continue reading
UPS? Or a Bad Case of Laziness?
We got an interesting email last week that we'd like to share with our readers. One of our customers ordered a Keurig B30 Mini Personal Single-Serve Brewing System and we shipped it with UPS. Our customer emailed us to let us know that when UPS came to deliver the package, instead of walking up to his front door and ringing the bell, as would be expected from any decent delivery guy, especially one that is delivering a package containing a delicate coffee maker, he tossed the package 15 feet in the air and it landed on the hard cement on the other side of his fence!
Now, to be perfectly honest, UPS is quite fair with their claims process. Had the package been damaged (our customer notified us later that thankfully, it was not) we would have gotten our money back in no time in order to provide him with a new coffee maker. As we have no idea who the driver was, we forwarded the complaint to our UPS account manager for further action. Are we confident that this won't happen again? Definitely not. Was the driver reprimanded or penalized for the way he treats deliveries? We can't imagine. So what can be done to ensure this doesn't happen again? Absolutely nothing.
Unfortunately, UPS drivers are the among the most underpaid, overworked work bracket so we can't actually blame them. Or can we? Can UPS take responsibility for each of their thousands of drivers across the United States? Who do we blame here? ...continue reading