Cooking equipment

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Theatre-style serveries

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pg37Servery counters benefit from a bit of theatre to enhance meal appeal and build staff-customer interaction. A new generation of hybrid counters takes this trend further by incorporating cooking equipment. Bruce Whitehall reports
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

Designing a commercial kitchen

Whether you're planning a kitchen for a 40-seat restaurant, a five-star, 300-bedroom hotel, or for a corporate building feeding 3,000 staff, the principles of design and considerations should be the same. Derek White outlines what you need to take into account
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

So you think you know about... grills and griddles

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pg 60Grills and griddles are two of the simplest items of cooking equipment in any kitchen, but they are remarkably versatile, as Keith Warren explains
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

So you think you know about... ice-cream makers

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pg66Ice-cream made in the restaurant kitchen should always be more surprising and taste better to a restaurant customer than ice-cream bought from a frozen food supplier
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

My new kitchen: Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham

The chance to buy the adjoining building enabled David Everitt-Matthias to more than double the size of his kitchen at the two-Michelin-starred Le Champignon Sauvage in Cheltenham. A full-sized cooking suite was top of the list for new equipment, as Moby Pomerance reports
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

NEC1275 combination microwave by Panasonic

NEC 1275 microwave ovenPanasonic's new NEC1275 combination microwave features SD card technology, which allows chains of bars, hotels or restaurants to work out cooking programs centrally, then enter them into an Excel spreadsheet and store them on the SD card. The program list can then be e-mailed to each outlet, which can save the information on to its own SD card supplied with its oven.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

Pacojet food processing system

Pacojet food processing systemThe Pacojet food processing system for making sorbets, ice-creams, pâtés, mousses and soup concentrates has had its versatility extended with the Coupé set for processing ambient food.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

Slimline range from Foster Refrigeration

Slimline Foster RefrigerationThe Slimline range from Foster Refrigerator comprises four models - single-door 400-litre and two-door 800-litre capacities, each in a choice of two temperatures, +1/+4°C refrigerator and -18/-21°C freezer.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

Bakery and proving ovens, from Rowlett Rutland

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pg48Rowlett Rutland has introduced a range of gas and electric convection bakery and proving ovens aimed at small to medium-sized catering businesses which want to produce freshly baked goods.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00

Old equipment could hinder healthy eating campaign in schools

Jamie Oliver in school kitchenExclusive Caterer research has found that the poor state of school kitchens in England and Wales might hamper the Government's push towards healthier food.
Posted: 15 September 2005 | 11:29

Combi-ovens: Meeting the banqueting challenge

Versatile, dependable, able to do two things at once - chefs have so much in common with combi-ovens. So it's hardly surprising so many are making the switch, as Antony Adshead discovers
Posted: 18 August 2005 | 00:00

Excellence in Catering Equipment & Supplies Awards

The Caterer Group Excellence in Catering Equipment and Supplies Awards recognise innovation and enterprise in the development of professional catering equipment and supplies.   The shortlist has now been drawn up and the award contenders are listed below. To book tables for the awards ceremony on 28 October 2005 at the London Landmark hotel in London, please click here. The awards are sponsored by Brakes Catering Supplies & Equipment. Click here to download the booking form For further information please contact Shiva Hobson
Posted: 09 August 2005 | 10:52

Equipment guides: Banqueting systems

Banqueting kitchensCook-chill is fast becoming the system of choice for busy banqueting operations, but it needs the right equipment to deliver food safety and quality, as Keith Warren explains
Posted: 30 June 2005 | 00:00

My new kitchen: The Pourcel Brothers' W'Sens restaurant

Christophe Langree and Eoghain O'NeillThe kitchen at the Pourcel brothers' W'Sens restaurant in London has been designed around a versatile Athanor suite which copes admirably with their blend of southern French and Far Eastern cuisine
Posted: 30 June 2005 | 00:00

Rôtisseries: visual theatre plus effective cooking

RôtisseriesRôtisseries can inject a welcome dash of theatre into cookery, and they're versatile, handling anything from pigs' trotters up to a whole lamb, plus a surprising number of other foods, as Antony Adshead discovers
Posted: 30 June 2005 | 00:00

A buyer's guide to prime cooking equipment

OvenThe Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA) has drawn up the following basic explanation of the main cooking equipment in a professional kitchen.
Posted: 01 June 2005 | 15:47

All about combi-ovens

A combi-oven combines several cooking functions in one piece of kitchen equipment and the shortening of the description “combination” is how a combi-oven gets its name. The combi-oven uses dry heat - either still or fan-driven - and steam, which is injected into the oven when the food being cooked needs it.
Posted: 03 May 2005 | 10:26

Deep-fat fryers: advice and analysis for buyers

While called a deep-fat fryer, all food floats in hot oil, cooking in the top two inches of the fryer. This can lead to a kitchen having a fryer which is too big and heating up more oil than needed.
Posted: 29 April 2005 | 16:35

Island suites: construction and configuration

Island suites are the focal point of a busy kitchen. They are usually located in the centre of the kitchen with access to cooking surface on all four sides, allowing a kitchen team to work alongside and opposite each other for much of the prime cooking.
Posted: 29 April 2005 | 16:22

Cooking ranges: key points for buyers

The cooking range is the traditional heart of a kitchen. There is little that can’t be cooked in one. Find out what you need to look for when buying one of the four types of cooking range.
Posted: 29 April 2005 | 15:19

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