Tucson Tamale Company. Tucson, AZ, USA.

“With as many tamales as we are making, every tamale needs to be the same. The RATIONAL takes out all the guess work so there is little to no room for human error.”

Todd Martin, Co-Founder, Tucson Tamale Company (pictured with his wife and company co-founder Sherry).

The Martins were sold on the versatility of the new equipment, which allowed them to steam tamales, roast vegetables and do a number of other programmed operations. With their fleet of RATIONAL combi-steamers, they can now steam a thousand tamales at a time in one RATIONAL, which are then blast chilled, wrapped and sent out to more than four thousand grocers, co-ops and specialty markets. Each 20-full size RATIONAL makes approximately 1.5 million tamales per year.

Ten years later, Martin says he is glad they made the transition. “At the end of the day, I can tell you that the ROI has been great. A $300,000 investment in RATIONAL equipment and maintenance has resulted in $20 million worth of tamales.”

Customer benefit:
  • iDensityControl: Reduces cooking times and delivers consistently uniform cooking results.
  • iCookingSuite: Intelligent cooking programs make food production simple, reliable, and efficient.
  • iCareControl: Automatically and hygienically cleans cooking chamber.
  • RATIONAL combi ovens delivered a strong ROI by streamlining production, reducing equipment costs, and decreasing labor.
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