Win an Adande single drawer chef base worth more than £2,500
We've teamed up with Adande to offer one lucky Buy It! reader the chance to win a Single Drawer Chef Base worth more than £2,000, which keeps food at a stable temperature.
Accurate temperature control at the point of cooking is essential to get the most consistent, high-quality cooking results. The griddle section of high-volume restaurants in particular could be serving 300-400 covers per day and consistent temperatures ensure even cooking every time a steak is placed on the griddle.
With conventional refrigeration, repeated door openings to fetch meat for cooking will almost certainly lead to temperature fluctuations, especially in the high ambient temperatures found in many kitchens during service.
It is recommended that chilled, high-risk foods such as red meats, are kept at temperatures between 0ºC and 5ºC and chefs generally prefer to aim for 4ºC or below to widen the margin of safety.
If items such as steaks are subject to temperature fluctuations, they could be hitting the griddle at temperatures higher than 5ºC, leading to over cooking, inconsistent results and, potentially, a confrontation with the EHO.
Meat, fish or vegetables held at the optimum temperature at the point of cooking, improves the operational efficiency of chefs and significantly extends shelf life for the food. Additionally, chefs can stay rooted to the spot during peak service times, maximising output.
Adande has developed undercounter refrigeration that can be sited directly under a griddle or hob to provide bulk storage at the point of use. Buy It! has teamed up with Adande to offer readers the chance to win a Single Drawer Chef Base worth over £2,500.
HOW TO ENTER
One lucky reader who can answer the question below correctly will win this prize. All entries must be submitted on by 26 February 2010. Entrants can send a postcard stating their name, job title, company name and address, contact telephone number and email address to Buy It! Adande Chef Base Competition, Caterer and Hotelkeeper, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5AS or enter online below.
THE PRIZE
The winner will receive a Adande Single Drawer Chef Base, available in two footprints - either the Adande Side Engine Chef Base, measuring 1100 mm wide x 700 mm deep or the Adande Rear Engine Chef Base, measuring 878 mm wide x 885 mm deep.
Adande uses an insulated drawer that holds the cold air in on opening, hence the unrivalled temperature stability (even at 43ºC ambient temperatures). Because cold air stays in the drawer, this reduces energy consumption compared with conventional refrigeration, where the cold air falls out on opening, resulting in unstable temperatures and reduced shelf life. The units have an operating temperature range adjustable from -22ºC to +15ºC at the touch of a button.
Chef Base Drawers can operate under ribbed or flat griddles, solid top cookers or fryers and can also be built-in to bespoke cooking ranges. A heat shield protects the fridge unit from the enormous heat generated by the cooking equipment. The shield also has a load-bearing capacity of 200kg, so griddles or even combi ovens can sit on top.
The technology is patent protected and the drawers are manufactured in the UK.
For further information visit www.adande.com or call 01502 537135
And the winner is …*
The winner of the Gram competition to win a £1,650 refrigerator in the 30 October issue of Buy It*! is Jonathon Harrison, head chef, Sandpiper Inn, Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1.** This competition is not open to employees or agents of Reed Business Information, or Adande. 8. We reserve the right to change the prize without notice and no cash alternative will be offered.
- The winner will be selected at random from correct entries, and the publisher's decision is final.
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