Oakman Inns. Ascot, England.
“Obviously I was aware of RATIONAL before I joined Oakman, but since I've been here I've really discovered what the company's cooking appliances are capable of.” - Ross Pike, Chef Director
The RATIONAL Solution.
“While we've got strong Mediterranean influences, we're still a British pub,” says Ross, so serving a great roast dinner on Sunday is vital - it's about 20% of our weekly business.“ “The SelfCookingCenter® is superb for that, we put beef and pork in there on Saturday night and set it on a twelve hour cooking program. It comes out amazingly tender and moist,“ says Ross. “Perfectly cooked every time!“ This consistency is down to RATIONAL's advanced control systems.
Both the VarioCookingCenter® and SelfCookingCenter® have a comprehensive range of pre-programmed recipes installed, which can be fully customised via the simple to use touchscreen. Internal sensors constantly monitor the food's conditions and adjust to take account for changes, which ensures perfect results every time.
“Consistency of results is fundamental,” says Ross. “We work out all the variables of our menu in our development kitchen first. Once we’ve got it locked down, we can make accurate estimates of the costings – from staff time to energy use, which makes planning a lot simpler.” Conor McKinney, Executive Head Chef agrees. “It’s good to know that if we have issues we can get them resolved the same day in most cases. The training provided is superb – being able to keep discovering new things about equipment that you’ve been using every day, for years, really brings home the power RATIONAL adds to our kitchens!”
Customer benefit:
- Overnight Cooking
Perfect cooking results in record time - Maximum flexibility on minimal space
- Minimal monitoring or checking required
- Cooking intelligence that does it all for you
- Maximum energy efficiency
- Ease of menu development