The kitchen is the very heart of any commercial catering operation and for the business to run efficiently it is essential that your kitchen matches your requirements. Here is a quick checklist of points to think about when planning a new kitchen: Continue Reading

While tap water is perfectly safe to drink it often contains impurities that can affect dishwashing performance. Temporary hardness in water, the cause of scale build-up, can have a significant impact on running costs together with the costly inconvenience of increased maintenance and downtime. Disolved minerals in the water can also result in cloudy glasses and spotting on crockery. Continue Reading

BGL Rieber’s multipurpose K-Pot chafing dish provides multiple heating and serving options, saves energy and improves sustainability and health and safety for the caterer, compared with conventional chafing equipment. Continue Reading

The new Vortech gas fryer from Lincat incorporates novel technology to deliver an extraordinary 97% level of energy efficiency – almost twice as efficient as normal fryers.  What’s more, the optional built-in oil filtration system will extend the cooking life of the cooking oil by up to 75% – reducing oil purchase and disposal costs. Continue Reading

Catering equipment provided by UK manufacturer, Lincat, was put through its paces by the world’s most talented young chefs in October, as they competed for the ultimate prize of a gold medal, in the cooking competition of WorldSkills London 2011, the world’s largest skills event. Continue Reading

Rational has launched a new combi oven that it claims is a “quantum leap forward” in terms of efficiency, output and cooking quality.   The SelfCooking Center® whitefficiency® combines two new technologies, HiDensityControl® and Efficient LevelControl®, with the established SelfCooking Control® and CareControl®.  It also features an entirely new control panel.  Collectively they deliver a groundbreaking combi that is faster, more efficient, easier  to use and more sustainable. Continue Reading

Lincat, has added an induction hob to its professional range of over 450 products for cooking, holding and display. The IH21’s energy-efficient induction technology can help businesses to reduce operating costs and maintain a more comfortable kitchen temperature, while delivering a highly responsive and controllable cooking method with a range of convenient features. Continue Reading

At a time when the search for the ultimate sustainable kitchen is headline news, Meiko UK has been developing and continuously introducing ground breaking energy saving technology across its range of warewashers for years.  The company has long been committed to finding sustainable solutions to cut energy and water consumption, as its impressive range of eco-friendly products bears this out. Continue Reading

A hot pannini is a simple and inexpensive midday meal that can be profitably added to any  cafe, pub or even hotel restaurant lunch menu But midday business can be busy and customers have little time to wait, so service has to be fast and efficient. The Electrolux Professional HSG Panini Grill provides the answer by combining three different heat sources to make it possible to serve a hot sandwich in around 40 seconds Continue Reading

With gas prices rising yet again it is an appropriate time to take another look at energy efficient alternatives to the traditional gas hob. With induction technology the heat is generated in the cooking pan itself, it can be faster than gas whilst just as controllable and is much more efficient. At a recent CESA Induction Cooking Forum in London the audience heard that DEFRA’s own studies suggest that induction cooking offers potential energy savings of 50% to 86% in the commercial kitchen. Continue Reading