Chipping away at energy use

12 October 2009

Rationals' SelfCooking Center offers energy-saving frying method.

All catering operations are looking to cut costs. Is there any equipment that needs replacing? Are there any areas where staff cuts can be made? Can energy consumption be reduced? A simple audit of kitchen use can highlight areas where alternative cooking methods have the potential to provide considerable savings.

In many cases a Rational SelfCooking Center, the next generation combi, can replace a deep fat fryer in the kitchen. It cooks pre-fried foods such as chips without using fat, speeding up cooking time and significantly improving the taste. In addition, it produces healthier foods that are lower in fat, such as French fries with one-third fewer calories and up to 80% less fat than when they are deep-fried.

This method of preparation offers big savings in overall catering costs. There is no need to buy, store and dispose of frying oil so the whole process needs less labour and less supervision. Add this to the economic and fully automatic cooking process of the SelfCooking Center and the cost cutting really starts counting.

The SelfCooking Center is very easy to use. Simply load up the special CombiFry basket, select what is to be cooked and the required browning and the SelfCooking Center does the rest. It detects the size of the food to be cooked, the load and then calculates the cooking time, temperature and ideal cabinet climate to optimise the process.

Being fully automatic the SelfCooking Centre frees up kitchen staff to do other tasks and actually cuts down on the number of staff required. It is fast too as the SelfCooking Center can prepare 200 portions of chips in just 15 minutes.

Another bonus is that while traditional deep fat frying is notorious for steaming up the kitchen and raising the ambient temperature, the SelfCooking Center has all this under control. It uses sophisticated insulating materials that keep heat losses to an absolute minimum so less energy is required by the unit and less heat is emitted to the surrounding area, making the kitchen a more pleasant working environment. Moreover, the SelfCooking Center is not just for cooking fried foods. It can roast, poach, toast and bake – all quickly, efficiently and fully automatically – to get the best results every time.

Rationals' SelfCooking Centre also takes care of itself too with the new CareControl cleaning system, which is included in all new SelfCooking Centres, offers a positive impact on the efficient use of resources in the kitchen. As well as keeping the unit spotlessly clean, the amount of chemicals, water and energy used are tailored to exactly what is needed for optimum cleaning and long term care. The built-in intelligent technology constantly monitors the SelfCooking Center and automatically detects the level of soiling and general care status of the unit and, at the right time, initiates the cleaning processes.

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Chipping away at energy use

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