Hartwood House. Lyndhurst, United Kingdom.
Care home catering with RATIONAL.
Facing the future.
Hartwood House is a residential care home based in the village of Lyndhurst in the New Forest, part of the Cinnamon Care Collection, with space for fifty permanent residents. Providing them with high quality meals is one of the most important priorities, as Head Chef Danny Bree explains. “For our residents, we prepare two separate three course meals a day, with two options for each course, as well as alternatives for any dietary requirements.” Flexibility is an important consideration when choosing equipment. “We also cater for guests and visitors, so we need to be able to respond to changes quickly.”
During a recent refurbishment they chose to replace conventional kitchen equipment with modern multifunctional appliances. “Our old combi oven was constantly letting us down,” says Danny. “It would keep clogging with limescale, and half the time it couldn't produce steam. We needed to modernise.”
The RATIONAL solution.
Danny selected a SelfCookingCenter® 101 and a VarioCookingCenter® 112+, a two-pan unit with pressure cooking and optional VitroCeran hotplate. Both are multifunctional units capable of replacing a wide range of traditional appliances. The new equipment has already had noticeable effects on how the kitchen at Hartwood House operates. “The amount of time we need for preparation has reduced dramatically,” says Danny. “Overall cooking times are much quicker too. “The ability to use the VarioCookingCenter® as a pressure cooker has opened up a range of new possibilities “We've been able to use some really tasty cuts of meat such as shin of beef and oxtail, it really brings out the tenderness that conventional appliances take a long time to achieve.” Says Danny.
The SelfCookingCenter® is equally flexible. Its advanced control and monitoring system allows each rack to be used independently, with operators being notified whenever action is required. Constant sensor feedback adjusts cooking time to take account of changes inside the cabinet.
Customer benefit:
- 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
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