Earlier, a restaurant owner approached us. He wanted to know if he could cook roast beef in a CVap® oven. Primarily, his goals were simple. He wanted to improve the quality and yield of the roast beef in his establishment’s sandwiches. Our answer was, OF COURSE, YOU CAN! Cooking Roast Beef in CVap We started […]
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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Thermoisturization – A Big Word for a Big Technology Thermoistur-what? “Thermoisturization.” It’s a big word, but not hard to understand. It’s a portmanteau of a word originally created by our late founder, Winston Shelton, to describe the functionality of CVap technology. A true scientist at heart, when the proper word didn’t exist, he created a
Here at Winston, we’ve had the privilege of working with some true “Burger Masters.” These folks use CVap® ovens to produce burgers that their customers crave. Ultimately, they showcase the versatility of CVap equipment. Burgers are America’s favorite sandwich. The average American eats three burgers a week (for a national yearly consumption of 50 billion
Andy Husbands is an accomplished Boston chef. Born in Seattle, Washington, he moved to Massachusetts with his father in 1984. He’s probably best known for his restaurant Tremont 647, a South End fixture from 1996 to 2018. He shuttered that restaurant to focus on his new barbecue concept, The Smoke Shop, which has three locations: Cambridge, Boston’s Seaport,
Chef Deb Paquette is truly one of a kind. A 30-year fixture in Nashville, she’s a renowned female chef in a male-dominated field. She became the first woman in Tennessee to qualify as a Certified Executive Chef, after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America. Chef Paquette is exuberant and unfiltered. When we approached her about
Traditionally, rice is boiled or steamed. But cooking rice CVap ovens is very easy. CVap’s dual heat technology helps to avoid overcooking. Winston has several large chain customers who use CVap equipment to prepare and hold their rice. Rice can be held hot for up to 24 hours in CVap equipment, with no degradation in
Foie Gras Torchon [French for “fat liver tea towel”] is a specialty food made from the liver of a duck or goose. It’s a popular delicacy in French cuisine. Torchon refers to the tradition of wrapping the foie gras in a towel or cloth, poaching it, and letting it steep for a few days. Recipes
Chef Rich Rosendale is an acclaimed chef, consultant, trainer, and culinary competitor. In early 2020 author Steve Coomes spoke in-depth with Chef Rosendale. Taking on the World To win gold at the Bocuse d’Or USA qualifier, Rich Rosendale used a CVap® oven to cook a de-boned chicken reassembled to appear whole by forcing the meat—believe it