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“SMART IS THE GAME-CHANGER.
IN TODAY’S TIME WHEN
INNOVATION IS ON EVERY MENU,
REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT MUST
GIVE EASE OF USE APART FROM
FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTIONALITY.”
Sanjay Jain, Director, Elanpro
environment between manual and Principal Consultant, Food Service
automated kitchen environments. Design India, said, “The new-age
After years of research and equipment, undoubtedly, are pre-
development, it has evolved its smart programmed Combi Steamers,
kitchen equipment. pre-programmed Pressurised Bratt
Speaking about Rational’s latest Pans and programmable Speed Ovens
smart kitchen equipment iCombi if we focus our discussion only on
Pro’s role in aiding kitchen cooking.”
automation, Saurabh Puri, Marketing “The Flexi-chefs from MKN can
Director, Asia, Rational AG, said, also perform similar cooking
“The iCombi Pro is smart to learn the functions at the press of a button with
chef’s cooking preference to be able to multi-zone operation whereby
deliver consistent results. different products may be cooked
Continuously assessing the load size, simultaneously in a single appliance,”
type of food and mode of cooking he continued.
used, the system smartly regulates “Speed Ovens can regenerate any
the temperature and water usage by pre-cooked and preserved food to its
itself to deliver desired results every original quality within seconds by
time.” simply clicking on the correct
He added: “Using under 1 cubic programme.”
meter of space, you can grill, steam, Being completely sealed and
roast, poach, bake and even smoke an requiring a negligible amount of
array of dishes. Moreover, being fed exhaust air, thereby also saving
with a repository of global chef- supply air and conditioned air, the
directed recipes, increasing the ROI smart appliances are emission-free
of the eatery while driving efficient due to strong insulation. Providing
functionality. Pioneering approaches cooking operations couldn’t have results in half of the time consumed
across the refrigeration industry been any easier.” by traditional equipment, the smart
focusing on energy efficiency, storage, With regard to the functionality of kitchen equipment uses efficient heat
user-friendliness, etc. are the automated programmes available transfer through forced draft heating
mushrooming.” in smart equipment, Sunil Khanna, with variable speed fans.
KITCHEN AUTOMATION
Smart kitchen equipment that is “CONTINUOUSLY ASSESSING THE
equipped with learning capabilities to LOAD SIZE, TYPE OF FOOD AND
not only learn the chef’s cooking style
but also adapt to it during their MODE OF COOKING USED, ICOMBI
unforeseen sudden absence and being PRO SMARTLY REGULATES THE
operated by any of the executive TEMPERATURE AND WATER USAGE
chef’s team members is the need of BY ITSELF TO DELIVER DESIRED
the hour.
Having understood chefs’ RESULTS EVERY TIME.”
shortcomings for decades now, Saurabh Puri, Marketing Director,
Rational strives to create a symbiotic Asia, Rational AG
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