Taylor Equipment Operator Training Videos — Upstate New York

Owning a Taylor should be easy, fun and profitable! Take some time to look at our operational videos on how to take care of your Taylor soft serve, grill and frozen beverage machines. By following the manufactures recommended cleaning procedures, tune-up kits, brushes, blades and always use using Taylor Genuine Parts®, you should have years of worry free use of your Taylor equipment.

Taylor Upstate provides free operator training videos for all Taylor commercial soft serve machines, frozen beverage machines, milkshake freezers, and two-sided grills. Whether you are a new Taylor equipment owner learning how to operate your machine for the first time, a manager onboarding new staff, or an experienced operator looking for a refresher on the correct cleaning and sanitizing procedure for your specific model, our training video library covers the most common Taylor machines in use across Upstate New York.

Proper operation, daily cleaning, and routine sanitizing are the single most important factors in the long-term performance and longevity of your Taylor equipment. Machines that are cleaned and sanitized according to Taylor's recommended procedures consistently perform better, require fewer service calls, and last significantly longer than machines that are improperly maintained. Every video on this page follows Taylor's factory-recommended procedures and is designed to be used by your entire team — front-line staff, managers, and new hires alike.

Taylor Upstate Service & Support Resources

These training videos are part of Taylor Upstate's complete operator support program for Upstate New York. Additional resources to help you get the most from your Taylor equipment:

For model-specific training questions or to schedule on-site staff training, call 800-678-2956 or email sales@taylor-upstate.com. Taylor Upstate provides on-site staff training with every new equipment purchase across all of Upstate New York.


Operator Training Taylor Soft Serve C152 & C161

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your C-series low production Taylor soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your soft serve machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor C152 and C161 machines


Operator Training Frozen Beverage (Torque Pin Door)

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your Taylor frozen beverage machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your frozen beverage (torque pin door) machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor 340, 341, 342, 428, 430 and 432 machines.  


Operator Training Frozen Cabinet Style Soft Serve

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your Taylor bottom load soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your cabinet style soft serve machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor 8752, 8756 and 8756 Horizon machines.  

Operator Training Taylor Soft Serve (pressurized)

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your C-series pump style Taylor soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your Taylor soft serve machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor C706, C712 and C722 machines.  


Operator Training Taylor Soft Serve (gravity)

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your C-series gravity style Taylor soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your Taylor soft serve machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor C707, C713, C723, C791 and C794 machines.  


Operator Training Taylor General Market Grills

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and maintaining your Taylor Double Sided Grill? To properly disassemble, clean, sanitize, assemble, and shutdown your Taylor General Market Grill watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the following:
Taylor Electric Grills: L810, L812, L820, L822
Taylor Gas Grills: L828, L811, L813, L819, L821

Operator Training Taylor Heat Treatment Soft Serve (pressurized)

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your C-series Heat Treatment pump style Taylor soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your Heat Treatment machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor C708 and C716 machines.  


Operator Training Taylor Heat Treatment Soft Serve (gravity)

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and priming your C-series Heat Treatment gravity style Taylor soft serve machine? To properly assemble, rinse, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and prime your Heat Treatment machine watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor C709 and C717 machines.  


Operator Training Taylor Magna Blend

Looking for help on cleaning, sanitizing and operating your Taylor Magna Blend machine? To properly operate, assemble, disassemble, brush clean, sanitize and manually blend on your Magna Blend machine, watch these short videos or refer to your operator manual supplied below. This includes the Taylor Magna Blend SB25

Training Videos Available on This Page

Taylor Upstate currently offers free operator training videos for the following equipment categories. We add new videos as additional models are released and as new training content becomes available — check back regularly for updates.

Soft Serve Machine Training Videos — Covering gravity-fed and pump-style (pressurized) C-series soft serve machines including the C152, C161, C706, C707, C712, C713, C722, C723, C791, and C794. Gravity and pump machines have different assembly, cleaning, and priming procedures — make sure you are watching the correct video series for your specific machine type. If you are not sure whether your machine is gravity or pump, check your operator manual or call our parts and service team at 800-678-2956.

Cabinet Style Soft Serve Training Videos — Covering the Taylor 8752, 8756, and 8756 Horizon bottom-load cabinet style soft serve machines. These machines have a different door and cylinder configuration from the C-series countertop and floor models and require a specific cleaning procedure.

Heat Treatment Soft Serve Training Videos — Covering both pump-style (C708, C716) and gravity-style (C709, C717) heat treatment machines. Heat treatment machines have a significantly different cleaning schedule from standard soft serve machines — complete disassembly and cleaning is required up to every 28 days rather than daily, but the procedure itself requires careful attention to the heat treatment cycle timing. These videos walk through the full procedure step by step.

Frozen Beverage Machine Training Videos — Covering the Taylor 340, 341, 342, 428, 430, and 432 torque pin door frozen beverage machines. Proper daily cleaning of frozen beverage equipment is critical to food safety compliance and product quality. These videos cover full disassembly, brush cleaning, sanitizing, and priming procedures.

Taylor Crown Series Grill Training Videos — Covering the Taylor General Market Grill lineup including electric models L810, L812, L820, and L822 and gas models L828, L811, L813, L819, and L821. Proper daily cleaning and maintenance of your Taylor two-sided grill is essential for food safety, product consistency, and equipment longevity.

MagnaBlend SB25 Training Videos — Covering operation, cleaning, sanitizing, manual blending procedures, and disassembly for the Taylor MagnaBlend SB25 commercial blender station.

Using These Videos for Staff Training

The training videos on this page are designed to be used as an ongoing staff training resource — not just for initial setup. We strongly recommend bookmarking this page and sharing it with your entire team so that every employee who operates or cleans your Taylor equipment has access to the correct procedure for your specific machine.

For multi-location operators, these videos are a practical tool for maintaining consistent cleaning and operating standards across all of your locations without requiring an in-person training visit for every new hire. When combined with your Taylor operator manual — available on our operator manuals page — these videos give your team everything they need to operate your equipment correctly and safely.

Need Genuine Taylor Parts or Sanitizer?

Proper cleaning requires the right supplies. Taylor Upstate stocks Taylor Genuine Parts, Taylor-approved brushes, tune-up kits, blades, and health department approved sanitizer for all Taylor soft serve machines, frozen beverage machines, and grills. Using the correct Taylor Genuine Parts and approved cleaning supplies is not just a best practice — it is essential for maintaining your machine's warranty and ensuring your equipment passes local health department inspections.

Order parts online at TaylorUpstateStore.com with same-day shipping on most orders, or call our parts department directly at 800-678-2956. Our parts team can help you identify the correct brush kit, tune-up kit, and sanitizer for your specific model and make sure you have everything you need before your next scheduled cleaning.

Need In-Person Training or a Service Call?

If your team needs hands-on training beyond what the videos provide, or if you are experiencing a performance issue with your Taylor equipment that suggests a service call is needed, contact Taylor Upstate directly. Our factory-trained, EPA-certified service technicians are GPS-dispatched across all of Upstate New York with a 24-hour response time and genuine Taylor parts on every service vehicle.

Call Taylor Upstate at 800-678-2956, email sales@taylor-upstate.com, or visit our service request page to submit a service call request online. We serve all of Upstate New York from our two locations in Marcellus (near Syracuse) and Troy (Capital District).

Stick with us while we continuously update this page!  If you need Taylor Genuine Parts® or Taylor & Health Department approved sanitizer. Please call 800-678-2956 and ask for our parts department.