Villatoro, Claudia

March 3, 2016
Equipment Budget Justification
Purpose
Ovens are an essential part of a kitchen in several aspects such as food production and food
quality while keeping a budget. The food service facility needs a new higher quality, more energy
efficient and inexpensive full-size convection oven. Thus, I propose to consider a change in our
facility by considering purchasing a new oven.
Problem
It is evident that our current steamer is old and needs to be replaced in order to produce high
quality food in our facility. In our quarterly meeting, staff has proposed to purchase other
equipment for our facility, and their reasoning is understandable that they might be needed.
However, after taking a close look at the budget, we have concluded that we have an outdated
oven that is consuming too much energy and has a total lifetime cost that is much too high. It has
also come to my attention that the oven has a jammed door and leaks too much water while is in
use, which causes a longer time to cook the food and in par has caused a higher cost to the
facility. This inefficiency does not meet our goal to provide low cost, high quality food to our
customers and staff.
Solution
After the our quarterly meeting, I started looking in the marketplace for new convectional ovens
for our facility and lowered our choices to 6 different convection combination ovens; 3 are gas
convection and the other 3 are electricity convection ovens. Below are the detailed data showing
energy efficiency, capacity, and cost for each convection oven.
Gas Combination Oven Life-Cycle Cost Calculation
Alto-Shaam
Base Efficiency
CTP7-20G
Oven
Number of Pans
14
14
Preheat Energy Consumption
1.98
5.28
(kWh):
Convection Mode Idle Energy
1.74
4.40
Rate (kW)
Steam Mode Idle Energy Rate
1.60
13.18
(kW)
Convection Mode Heavy-load
59.0
35.0
Cooking Energy Efficiency for
potatoes (%)
Steam Mode Heavy-load
47.0
20.0
Cooking Energy Efficiency for
potatoes (%)
Convection Mode Production
142
80
Capacity (lbs./hr.)
Steam Mode Production
250
100
Capacity (lbs./hr.)

Energy Efficiency
Oven
14
3.81
2.35
4.39
44.0
38.0
100
120

Water Consumption Rate (gal/h)

for Heavy-load Cooking
Lifetime Maintenance Cost
Initial Cost of Oven
Lifetime Cost

12.2

49

21

$1,440
$8,773
$17,761

$1,440
$6,679
$35,011

$1,440
$10,065
$23,973

Electric Combination Oven Life-Cycle Cost Calculation

Alto-Shaam
Base Efficiency
CTP7-20E
Oven
Number of Pans
14
14
Preheat Energy Consumption
1.26
3.00
(kWh):
Convection Mode Idle Energy
1.51
3.00
Rate (kW)
Steam Mode Idle Energy Rate
1.18
10.00
(kW)
Convection Mode Heavy-load
80.0
65.0
Cooking Energy Efficiency for
potatoes (%)
Steam Mode Heavy-load
59.0
40.0
Cooking Energy Efficiency for
potatoes (%)
Convection Mode Production
140
80
Capacity (lbs./hr.)
Steam Mode Production
171
100
Capacity (lbs./hr.)
Water Consumption Rate (gal/h)
1.5
49
for Heavy-load Cooking
Lifetime Maintenance Cost
$1,500
$1,500
Initial Cost of Oven
$6,575
$5,225
Lifetime Cost
$32,003
$85,937

Energy Efficiency
Oven
14
1.50
2.00
5.00
70.0
50.0
100
120
21
$1,500
$7,735
$56,539

Initial Cost
When comparing all 6 convection ovens, the base efficiency electric oven is the cheapest option.
However, the lifetime cost of this oven is in the high $85,000, which is the highest of all six.
Clearly, this is a downside of the oven that in part is due to the high annual and lifetime energy
cost and water cost. Thus, the initial cost should not be the method by which to choose an oven
for our facility.
Performance: Efficiency and Product Capacity
The highest energy efficient convection oven is the electric Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E with an
average of 69.5% energy efficiency. The highest energy efficient gas convection oven is the AltoShaam CTP7-20G with an average of 53%. The base efficiency oven for both electrical and gas is
the lowest in comparison to the other ovens with an average of 27.5% and 52.5% respectively.
This relates to the annual energy cost with the electric oven (Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E) costing
$1,963 (10,828 kWh/ year) in comparison to the gas energy cost of $379 (14,122.7 kWh/year).
The electric base efficiency oven costs $5,597 and is expending 3 times the amount of kWh

annually than the electric Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E. Also, the electric energy efficiency oven has an
energy consumption of 19,373 kWh and its cost is $3,512. In comparison, the gas base efficiency
oven uses 46,059.77 kWh annually and cost $1,237/year. Followed by the energy efficient gas
oven using 22,678.3 kWh annually and costs $609/ year, which is twice the yearly cost of AltoShaam CTP7-20E gas oven. Out of all 6 ovens, the most energy efficient ovens are the electric
Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E and the gas Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G ovens.
When it comes to production capacity the oven needs to be able to withstand at least 100lbs. of
food per hour during peak hours. The electric Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E oven is able to hold 140
lbs./hr. in convection mode and 171 lbs./hr. in steam mode, exceeding the minimum capacity
requirement. Thus, the gas Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G oven is able to hold 142 lbs./hr. in convection
mode and 250 lbs./hr. in steam mode, exceeding minimum capacity requirements. Followed by
the base efficiency electric and gas ovens, which hold 80lbs. in convection mode and 100 lbs. in
steam mode. Also, the energy efficient electric and gas ovens hold 100lbs. in convection mode
and 120lbs. in steam mode. All other 4 ovens, not including electric Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E and
gas Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G ovens, hardly met the minimum or fell short from the minimum
production capacity requirement. It is essential for the facility to have a high production capacity
oven for peak hours to reduce annually energy costs and increase productivity.
Lifetime Cost
Of all 6 ovens the lowest lifetime cost oven would be Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G gas combination
oven with a lifetime cost of $17,761, which is half the price in comparison to the other two gas
combi ovens. The second inexpensive combi oven would be the gas energy efficient oven having
a lifetime cost of $23,973. Followed by, Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E with lifetime cost of $32,003,
gas base efficiency oven $35,011, electric energy efficient oven $56,539, and lastly the electric
base efficiency oven at $85,937. We will have to take into consideration the benefit the facility
will have if there is a lower lifetime cost which relates to low maintenance cost and low annually
utility cost such as energy and water usage.
Conclusion:
Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G
Initial Cost: $8,773
Lifetime Cost: $17,761
After clear analysis of all 6-combination ovens, I have decided that the best choice for our facility
would be the Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G gas combination oven. The Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G gas
oven compared to all other gas and electrical ovens consumes much less energy in a year with
only 14,122.7 kWh/year; this is in comparison with the most energy efficient electric oven that
uses 10,828 kWh/ year the Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E electric oven, but has a lifetime cost twice as
high. The Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G gas combination oven is the best choice because the initial cost
of $8,773 for the combi oven is not too high compared to the second best combination oven that
has an initial cost of $6,575. The Alto-Shaam CTP7-20G gas combination oven also has a very
low lifetime cost of $17,761, which in part is due to the low maintenance costs and low energy
use, in comparison with the second best Alto-Shaam CTP7-20E electrical combination oven that
has a lifetime cost of $32,003. The water cost of $3,000 is high in comparison to the Alto-Shaam

CTP7-20E oven, but it compensates by having very low energy consumption and a low lifetime
cost. The production capacity also exceeds the minimum requirement, which ensures that the
oven will be essential for production during peak hours. Lastly, to ensure lifetime energy
efficiency and cost efficiency the facility will really benefit from purchasing the Alto-Shaam
CTP7-20G gas combination oven.