Boiling, pan-frying, deep-frying, low-temperature cooking, pressure cooking, sous-vide – the iVario lets you handle all these methods in a single cooking system. This can help reduce the space required in the kitchen and take advantage of the available space for different applications. Perfect for restaurants, schools, hospitals, retirement homes, company catering, and more.
iVario Pro | Tilt skillet, kettle, and pressure cooker.
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RATIONAL's multifunctional iVario cooking system gives the food service industry an all-rounder. All models can replace industrial deep fryers, stoves, and professional frying pans; the larger models also replace tilt skillets and kettles.
The multifunctional cooking system.
The food service industry is currently facing major challenges:
- Lack of space
- Rising costs
- Skilled labor shortages
- Increasing expectations
The iVario meets these challenges. It saves space and money by rolling multiple conventional cooking systems – such as commercial deep-fat fryers, tilting fryers, pots and pans, stoves, kettles and pressure cookers – and can reduce space requirements and effort. The intuitive operation also supports less experienced employees in standardized processes, so it can also compensate for a lack of skilled workers. The iVario supports reproducible cooking processes and consistently high food quality, even with new employees who lack cooking expertise. Even better, it works up to four times faster than conventional kitchen technology, using up to 40% less energy¹.
RATIONAL develops cooking systems for professional kitchens. The iVario can replace high-quality kitchen appliances on equal footing.
Fifty years of success and experience speak for themselves. The iVario also paves the way for the kitchen of the future, since it is designed for digital connectivity and centralized appliance management. making it a long-term solution for the digital future.
The user-friendly display can enable faster and more efficient work processes. Personalize the display to adapt the iVario to your processes and menu. You can also network cooking systems in order to configure and manage them from wherever you are.
The Game Changer in professional kitchens – whether you're using it as a tilting fryer, a deep-fryer, a stove, a frying pan, or a kettle.
How you benefit.
Optimize your professional kitchen with the iVario Pro and count on:
- Consistently high food quality.
- Precise temperature regulation.
- Helps prevent burning and overcooking.
- Depending on the application, it can help reduce the time, space, and resources required.
- Large quantities of food in no time.
- Short heat-up times. Cleaning functions to support daily appliance maintenance. Intuitive operation.
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The iVario Pro: For demanding requirements in professional kitchens.
Short cooking times and consistently high food quality.
It‘ll be delicious.
The iVario offers a wide variety of cooking options.
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Discover the available functions on the
iVario Pro.
Frequently asked questions.
1. What are tilting skillets used for in the kitchen?
A tilting skillet is a professional kitchen appliance typically used in commercial kitchens and catering operations. It uses contact heat and can boil, pan-fry, braise, or stew food. Commercial kitchens often use them when preparing food in large quantities. The unit can be tilted to transfer food efficiently into containers.
2. What is a tilting pan?
The words tilting pan, tilting skillet (see above), and tilting fryer are often used synonymously. As with the tilting skillet, the tilting pan has a large surface that can be used for pan-frying. Large commercial and industrial kitchens often use tilting pans to pan-fry, braise, or boil large quantities of food. The integrated tilting function make it easier to remove the food and clean the pan.
3. How does a tilting pan work?
As the name suggests, a tilting pan consists of a heatable cooking surface that can often be operated using either electricity or gas. The temperature can be set with particular precision, which makes tilting pans a good choice for a variety of cooking applications. Once cooking is finished, a mechanism inside the appliance lets users tilt the pan in order to remove the food and then clean the pan.
4. Which kitchens benefit the most from purchasing a tilting pan?
A tilting skillet or tilting pan is especially worthwhile for commercial kitchens, cafeterias, or restaurants that handle large quantities. When used correctly, such devices can handle large quantities efficiently. Their tilting function also makes work processes easier. All in all, they are very useful for a wide range of applications.
5. Which is the best tilting pan?
Which tilting pan is the best depends on the user‘s individual needs, such as capacity, type of energy (electric or gas), and desired additional functions. High-quality models, such as the iVario from RATIONAL, offer precise temperature regulation thanks to their design and heating systems, and help ensure quick food preparation. The temperature control helps to prevent burning. Practically minded users will appreciate how easy it is to clean. This makes the iVario a cooking system that‘s well suited to professional commercial and industrial kitchens. It can be found in company and school cafeterias, healthcare institutions like hospitals and nursing homes, and hotels and restaurants.
6. What can you cook in a tilting pan?
Tilting pans are ideal for cooking many dishes such as meat, seafood, vegetables, stews, and sauces. It is suitable for searing, as well as forslow braising and boiling. Tilting pans are also a highly efficient solution for pan-frying large quantities of foods like scrambled eggs or rice dishes. The RATIONAL iVario is also particularly suitable for preparing dairy-based dishes. Its special high-performance iVarioBoost heating system makes scorching less likely, and the cooking system notifies you when the food is ready. This reduces time spent monitoring the process.
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EmpCo Proofs.
Proof 1
Comparison with conventional kitchen technology (e.g. pots, pans, tilting skillets, and kettles) based on standardized measurements according to DIN 18873; Data published in the HKI-CERT database.