• Improved results


your food is more flavoursome and there is no cross contamination of flavours


• Savings


There are two main areas of savings


1. Food costs

Combi-steamer ovens provide a better cooking environment which dramatically reduces food shrinkage during the cooking process. If you are currently cooking in a static or convection oven, your shrinkage on roast beef would be about 30 percent. This means that if you start with 3 kgs of meat your finished product weighs only 2 kgs.

Now if you are paying $10.00 per kilo for meat the real cost is $15.00 per kilo after cooking.

Combi-steamer ovens can reduce this shrinkage to as little as 5 to 10 percent depending on how you use the oven. Your savings potential here, on an annual basis, is enormous.




2. Wages




Combi-steamer ovens allow you to prepare weekend food during week, at less costly wage rates. On the weekend you simply require someone to use the regeneration facility to re-heat the food. Potential savings are again enormous.




• Better Product


When used correctly, your meats will be more tender, your vegetables more flavoursome and your results generally better.


• Standardised performance




If you buy the more expensive programmable combi's one of the great benefits is that you can have standardised results for every meal produced in your kitchen, from executive chef to apprentice or weekend cook.

• Re-generation capability




Prepare your weekend meals during the latter part of the working week and use the regeneration facility to reheat these meals, saving your business money on wages without sacrificing food quality.

• Occupational Health and Safety Issues




Lifting and carrying large heavy pots of boiling water is a thing of the past with combi's. You can now produce the same food with better results in combi's.

Under bench dishwasher characteristics

Things to look for

When buying or replacing an undercounter dishwasher there are several factors to consider.

• Water Consumption - gone are the days when dishwashers use 7 or more litres per wash cycle, reducing the demand on your hot water service. These days you should expect your dishwasher to use between 2.5 to 3.5 litres per cycle.

• Detergent - the less water the dishwasher uses the less the requirement for detergents, saving you money.

• Power requirements - most under bench dishwashers require 15 amps single phase power supply. If you are replacing an older model dishwasher you will need to check because many only needed 10 amps previously. An electrician will be required to upgrade the power supply.
  
  Currently dishwashers are required to have a low temperature cutout switch. Until the water has reached the required temperature for the rinse cycle the dishwasher will continue to wash. Some people, rather than employing an electrician, simply cut off the existing 15 amp plug and replace it with a new 10 amp plug. If you do this your dishwasher will never worked properly.

• Dimensions - not all new under bench dishwashers fit under the standard bench top height of 900 mm. This is because there is normally a 50 mm profile edge so your dishwasher should have a height of less than 850 mm. If in doubt check the measurement with your stainless steel provider.

• Drainage - Careful consideration should be given to the plumbing requirement of your premises. Under bench dishwashers come in two styles - gravity drain or drain pump. Many premises are unsuitable for gravity drain dishwashers.