Picture in your mind the perfect backyard barbecue. Meats grilling, salads tossing, and cocktails mixing, but the one question that inevitably comes up is, “Did you remember to grab some ice?” At SPECS Refrigeration, we’d like to remind you that commercial ice machines come in all shapes and sizes and that whether you’re looking to install an outdoor kitchen, or would like a new addition to your...

When sitting at a bar ordering drinks, have you ever watched how the bartender constructs the cocktails? We can imagine how they make a big show of pouring the spirits into the shaker, mottling the fruits or aromatics, and even the sound of the ice as it hits the sides of the tumbler, but did you notice how the bartender scooped the ice out of the ice maker? Did they use a glass? Most people...

If you have ever been in a hospital, you know that ice machines are a vital part of keeping patients and hospital employees hydrated and making ice readily available for use in healing. From wound care to physical therapy to hydration and food services, ice machines are an integral part of hospitals. On average, hospitals require about 10 pounds of ice per patient, per day! For this reason it is...