Designation:F1275−14AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforPerformanceofGriddles1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1275;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodevaluatestheenergyconsumptionandcookingperformanceofgriddles.Thefoodserviceoperatorcanusethisevaluationtoselectagriddleandunderstanditsenergyefficiencyandproductioncapacity.1.2Thistestmethodisapplicabletothermostaticallycontrolled,single-source(bottom)gasandelectricgriddles.1.3Thegriddlecanbeevaluatedwithrespecttothefollow-ing(whereapplicable):1.3.1Energyinputrate(10.2),1.3.2Temperatureuniformityacrossthecookingsurfaceandaccuracyofthethermostats(10.3),1.3.3Preheatenergyandtime(10.4),1.3.4Idleenergyrate(10.5),1.3.5Pilotenergyrate(10.6),1.3.6Cookingenergyrateandefficiency(10.7),and1.3.7Productioncapacityandcookingsurfacetemperaturerecoverytime(10.7).1.4Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D3588PracticeforCalculatingHeatValue,CompressibilityFactor,andRelativeDensityofGaseousFuelsF1919SpecificationforGriddles,Single-SidedandDouble-Sided,GasandElectric2.2ANSIStandard:3ANSIZ83.11AmericanNationalStandardforGasFoodServiceEquipment2.3ASHRAEDocument:4ASHRAEGuideline2-1986(RA90)EngineeringAnalysisofExperimentalData3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1cooktime,n—thetimerequired...
