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DISCHARGE CHUTE (NSF)

Chutes are common in foodservice equipment. A chute is a vertical or inclined plane, channel, duct or passage through which ingredients move by gravity. An example may be coffee beans stored in the bean hopper of an espresso machine that move under gravity to a grinder via a chute. Chutes are also commonly used with grilling equipment to channel grease away from the cooking surface, and to move ice to remote dispensers under the force of a motorized auger.

In restaurant equipment, a discharge is an exit conduit provided for the extraction of gases, fluids and even solids. They may go from simple fabricated hot air channels, drip tubes, trays, or chutes to motorized fan or pump driven components. In electronically controlled foodservice equipment, a discharger is is a device or circuit that releases stored energy from a capacitor or other source.