Beatrix Oak Brook. Oak Brook, IL, USA.

Exceptional results with the versatile VarioCookingCenter.

“We don’t have to check the temperature or set a timer or make sure the pilot didn’t go out or someone changed the temperature … the RATIONAL VarioCookingCenter® is just a smart piece of equipment.”

John Chiakulas, Corporate Executive Chef Partner, Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises.

Perfect results in record time.

“The RATIONAL VarioCookingCenter® is fantastic; it’s so user-friendly and easy for our staff to use, no matter what language they speak,” Chiakulas said. It cuts traditional cooking time nearly in half when it comes to braised dishes, allowing completion of two to three recipes per employee shift, whether it's pot roast or short ribs.

The three other Beatrix locations continue to braise meats the way they always have: searing in a hot skillet, then transferring to a deeper pan to cook in liquid in a low, slow oven for three hours. It can take ­ half a cook’s shift to complete one recipe, he said.

“We can get more work out of one prep cook based on having a VarioCookingCenter®,” Chiakulas said. “We can prepare a greater range of products, and get more done, than the other three Beatrix restaurants, based on that one piece of equipment.”

“The intelligent cooking processes tells us what to do and is very intuitive; the machine takes away a lot of the guesswork,” he added.

He estimates the VarioCookingCenter® saves at least an hour of labor a day in cooking and cleaning – savings that add up over the course of a month or a year.

Customer benefit:

  • VarioCookingControl® achieves perfect cooking and browning every time, with no monitoring required.
  • VarioBoost® delivers fast, sophisticated heating power, so your pan is searing hot in 2.5 minutes.
  • Pressure cooking provides perfect cooking results even under pressure.
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