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UL, NSF and Amerique??

FM Former Member
Like many, I have dreams of opening a BBQ carry-out/restaurant. With retirement coming up soon for me, it looks to be a real possibility. I would like to get rid of my "stick burning homemade pit" and get an Amerique. Primary purpose is for my personal home smoking and practice for the future biz.

I am convinced I will ultimately want a SM 150 for my regular business use. However I also want to be able to use my Amerique as a backup unit.

It appears that there is no UL or NSF approval for the Amerique. At least I don't see anything about it on the website or literature. Will that pose a problem with health dept. approval if I use the Amerique as a secondary smoker in my restaurant?

I am out in the country and suspect that the county is not terribly stringent (at least now anyway).. however "certifications" and "inspections" are the future of our increasingly over-regulated society.

any thoughts?
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FM Former Member
bear,
even though i don't live up your way what you might consider doing is getting with your department of health or whoever inspects food service in your area.
where i live,florida, we are not an NSF requirement state. what this means is even though the DBPR recommends NSF equipment it is not a requirement.
on the ul that is more of an insurance issue. for example both of my sm150's are ul rated but my fec100 isn't. the inspectors don't care and my insurance for that unit costs the same as a log burner (which is another reason that should i ever decide against competitions that unit will be sold and replaced by a third sm150) while i know my costs would come down if i bought a ul fe i just happen to like my old one so i pay the costs willingly.
i don't know if this helped you any as every area varies so much but get with your local guys. oddly enough they are there to help and my experience has been that they are a great resource.
as far as any future changes go once you are approved your equipment will be grandfathered in.
jack

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