Industrial ovens are essential cooking equipment for any restaurant or business related to the hotel and catering industry. The need to cook and heat food before serving it, as well as to perform various cooking techniques, makes it vital to have an oven capable of guaranteeing the highest quality, precision and efficiency possible.
If you are looking for an industrial oven for your restaurant, you will find that there is a wide variety of these professional equipment on the market with different features. To help you choose the one that best suits your needs, we explain what industrial ovens are like and how they differ from the best-selling ones. Will you join us?
Before deciding on the purchase of an industrial oven for your restaurant, you need to know how these equipment are classified. Industrial furnaces can be organized into different families based on specific criteria such as, for example, their power source. In this case, you will find industrial ovens that run on electricity, gas ovens, charcoal ovens … It is also possible to cater to their specific use, so then we will talk about pizza ovens, bakery and pastry ovens…
As you can see, the classifications are numerous. For this reason and so that your choice is the best, we recommend that when choosing an industrial oven you do so according to the type of cooking you do in your restaurant. If your cuisine is varied and also includes food cooked with steam, vacuum or at low temperature cooking; or if on the contrary, your cooking is simple and you only need to bake, toast or heat the food before serving it, the perfect industrial oven for you will be one or the other.
There are two very popular types of industrial ovens that do their job perfectly and have great versatility: the combi ovens and the convection ovens. Do you want to know what they are like and what is each of them for? We explain it to you below!
1. What is a combi oven and how is it used?
The combi ovens are a type of industrial oven widely used in restoration because of its great versatility. Thanks to their steam generation system and homogeneous air distribution, these units can perform totally perfect cooking in three modes:
What kind of cooking can you do with an industrial combi oven? Its applications in the kitchen of a restaurant are diverse. This equipment is capable of roasting, frying, boiling, baking, stewing or cooking on the grill or the griddle, among other options, all types of meat, fish, vegetables, legumes… Likewise, with them you can carry out regeneration or dehydration, use accessories such as probes or smokers and even perform simultaneous cooking. With all this, the combi steamer provides great savings in equipment. Furthermore, its wide temperature range enhances its outstanding versatility.
Another great point in favour of combi ovens is that they are ideal for vacuum and low temperature cooking. Their resistance and reliability make them ideal for enjoying long cooking times that achieve dishes with great taste and pleasant texture. Therefore, if your business is a restaurant, a gastrobar or a hotel with haute cuisine, an industrial combi oven will be the right one for you and the best investment you can make.
2. What is a convection oven and how is it used?
If we are talking about a type of traditional industrial oven for restaurants or other businesses, we have to name convection ovens. These equipments are designed to quickly execute the essential cookings of a professional kitchen. Its operation is based on the hot air that a fan distributes through the cooking chamber. Thus homogeneity is achieved in the cooking of all foods. Likewise, the most advanced industrial convection ovens can have an adjustable direct humidity injection system that prevents food from being dry inside.
What kind of dishes can you cook with an industrial convection oven? These units are specially recommended for toasting, grating, heating, dehydrating or cooking frozen foods. Another feature is that they heat up very quickly, so they are ideal for cooking with simple parameters and for immediate services. If you are looking for an easy to use equipment that can be adapted to bars, cafeterias, bakery coffees or frontcooking services, industrial convection ovens are the most recommended for you.
Fundamental aspects when choosing an industrial oven
Now you have been able to learn more about what industrial combi ovens and convection ovens are and how they work. However, you probably still have doubts about what might be the best option for you. Here are some other fundamental aspects to consider when choosing your industrial oven. Take note!
We hope that throughout this article you have been able to learn more about the differences between industrial mixed and convection ovens and we have helped you choose the right one for your restaurant. Remember that if you have any questions about this, we will be happy to assist you and offer the most effective solutions for your business. Contact us and we will advise you!
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