Brining is an age-old method of enhancing the flavor and quality of proteins. Traditionally, it’s a salt and water mixture, but other spices or flavorings can be added. Why brine? It has a lot of advantages – key among them is adding flavor. Let’s face it, some proteins, like chicken, just don’t have that much […]
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Beef and broccoli is a staple in Chinese restaurants. But like so many other “Chinese” dishes, beef and broccoli’s history is rooted as much in American cuisine as in Asian. It’s believed the first versions of the dish were prepared by Chinese immigrants who had settled in the Bay Area of California. Like other Asian
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Beer is good. Chili is good. Beer Chili is AWESOME! Chili is a perennial favorite. At the request of a customer, we tested the feasibility of using a CHV oven alone to cook beer chili. The challenge was to see if a small kitchen with just a CVap Cook and Hold Oven could successfully pull
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On a recent Friday afternoon, we cooked up a favorite dish – Fried Chicken and Waffles. This sweet and savory dish is increasingly popular, but has been around (in some variation) for hundreds of years. The familiar soul food version dates from the Wells Supper Club in Harlem, New York, in 1938. In order to
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Nutritionists have long preached it – we need more vegetables in our diets. Consequently, we wanted to test how CVap® ovens would perform when roasting or vapor blanching a range of vegetables. To that end, tests were conducted in two types of ovens, CVap Retherm Ovens and CVap Cook and Hold Ovens. Roast Settings: 200°F/350°F
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Rollin’ Along, with CVap® Ovens and Rich’s Baked Goods. CVap ovens are great for proteins, starches, and veggies. However, they’re also great for baking. Accordingly,we tested a few Rich’s products to see how they’d bake up. First we proofed in a CVap Holding Cabinet. Second, we baked them in CVap ovens. We tested in both
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During a baking day in our CVap® Kitchen, we decided to add a little twist. We were working with Rich’s Petite French Bread dough. Just for S&Gs, we set a couple of loaves aside to experiment. Primarily, our goal was to make soft pretzels. After slacking on the counter for about an hour, we began
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The overnight cooking capability speaks for itself. Just load the oven, clock out, and go home. The settings are dialed in and ready for the morning crew to begin their day. If you’re using a conventional oven, you’ve got to make sure you have the oven set just right. Time is not on your side.
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Did you know that CVap® ovens can also do sous vide? In this session, we staged pork chops using the sous vide mode, and finished them on the grill, for a quick serve out. The results we wanted to demonstrate were a superior food product, and tremendously reduced ticket times. https://youtu.be/mb8hjYFd_W4https://youtu.be/fbcJRerD5vk If you were to
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