Green Egg under the hood...

[ichbin73]

I’m the Chef in a recently opened restaurant/coffee house. Have a XL Green Egg that was planning to cook with inside under the hood. Local fire chef/inspector has no problem with it. County health inspector says it’s not NSF, but he’s also a newly anointed inspector who sees only Black an white... 🙄 Now the fire suppression systems guy says if I have fossil fuel under the hood I need special spark suppression filters and hood cleaning monthly. I’m getting a bit peeved and wondering if anyone has any experience with any of this? I have 25 years experience with restaurant and commercial cooking but never tried charcoal or wood burning inside. I know there’s lots of green egg cooking going on in kitchens (we’ve talked with green egg company) around the country...? Any advice or input is greatly appreciated. Also note I have lots of experience with bbq, both wood burning and charcoal. In mid Ohio.

[HBMTN]

I don't have answers for you but know that over the years I've seen several people in various states that the inspectors try to require NSF Approved smokers. Luckily my state is not like that. What I don't get is that NSF is a private organization and government agencies are saying your equipment must be approved by this private company. To me, it's like saying if you work in this courthouse and would like to bring lunch to work it must come from Burger King.

[ichbin73]

What frustrates me is that Green Egg says they are working on the NSF paperwork and it will likely change nothing on the egg, it’s all just about a sticker... ��

[bschoen]

Originally Posted by HBMTN

... What I don't get is that NSF is a private organization and government agencies are saying your equipment must be approved by this private company. To me, it's like saying if you work in this courthouse and would like to bring lunch to work it must come from Burger King.

Get used to it, it is nothing new. UL (Underwriters Laboratory) has been around forever (at least in dog years). UL is a private corporation. Look at the certification page for your cell phone or the label on the bottom of your laptop, or your TV ... A bunch of those are from private corps. They all hold electronics manufacturers hostage to paying for their certs.

In the beginning some, FCC and UL, made some sense. FCC (not private) protects from loud EM noise interfering with everything else. UL protected from bad wiring. The rest of them just jumped aboard the gravy train. CE is Europe's way of making US corps pay more to do business across the pond.

Good business model, come up with some perceived "we will save you from this" crap and then get the gov't to sign off and require it. Free money.

I can't help with the Green Egg issue, sigh.