Winston Foodservice Blog
Retherming Brisket in CVap®
Brisket. Is there a better product to cook to celebrate May’s National BBQ Month? Brisket is incredibly popular, with a 23% increase in menus over ...
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BBQ Holding Cabinet
When it comes to keeping your slow-smoked meats and perfectly prepped sides at their prime, CVap has your back (and your brisket)! Whether you’re a ...
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School Recipes – Waffles
Product: Frozen waffles, any brand Process: Retherm (RTV)/Cook and Hold (CHV)Cook Time: 20-25 MinutesVapor Temp: 170°F (77°C) Air Temp: 350°F (177°C) Holding ProgramHolding Time: 1 ...
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School Recipes – Chicken Patties
Product: Frozen, Breaded Chicken Patties Process: Retherm (RTV) Cook Time: 25-30 Minutes Vapor Temp: 130°F (54°C) Air Temp: 350°F (177°C) Cook and Hold (CHV) Cook ...
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Enhance Your C-Store Food Menu with CVap® Equipment
Shifting demographics is a catalyst for change in convenience stores (C-Stores). It’s no secret that C-Stores make little profit on gasoline sales. This is the ...
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Bathless Baking: Spotted Dick in a CVap®
It may be a surprise to some but bathless baking is possible in CVap®. We recently proved this cooking process on perhaps the most snicker-inducing ...
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How to Cook Vegetarian Food in CVap®
Cooking vegetarian cuisine in restaurants and commercial kitchens is now a thing. There are many reasons behind this growing trend. For some folks, it’s a desire ...
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No Matter How You Crack It, CVap Cooks Eggs to Perfection
If you’re familiar with CVap® technology, you know that it’s very versatile. Its ability to dial in its dual heat system to achieve different cooking ...
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A Full Irish Breakfast for St. Patrick’s Day
The full Irish breakfast harkens back to Ireland’s agrarian past. Farmworkers needed a good, hearty meal to have the energy to power through the rugged ...
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CVap Oven Recipe: Guinness Brown Bread
In a recent Winston blog, we prepared a full Irish breakfast. One of the key ingredients of that breakfast was Guinness Brown Bread. We thought ...
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CVap Oven Recipe: King Cake! A Mardi Gras Tradition
Like so many of our favorite culinary treats, King Cakes hail from New Orleans. The tradition came with French immigrants. King Cakes first appeared in ...
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2-Top Turn & Burn Dinner for Two
Ah, Date Night. It’s a staple of romantic relationships. Like so much in our lives, the pandemic derailed it. But it finally looks like things ...
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Dry vs. Humidified Cabinets: Key Differences Explained
When considering food holding cabinets, it’s important to understand that they are not all the same, falling into three basic categories: dry, passive humidified, and ...
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CVap Oven Settings 101: Taking the Mystery Out of Setpoints
As anyone who uses CVap® equipment can tell you, it’s an amazing technology. Whether holding or cooking, CVap equipment offers users precision that’s simply unrivaled ...
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Chicken Stock – CVap Style
Here we are in the long, grey abyss that is winter in the Northern Hemisphere. When it’s frigid outside, it’s natural for us to crave ...
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Quick and Easy 1-2-3 Spicy Dip
Everyone knows that tasty snacks enhance the enjoyment of televised sports. Whether you’re watching the big game, college basketball, or Olympic curling, great munchies will ...
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Cooking Plant-Based Meat Options
Plant-based proteins have trickled into retailers across the US and have been, dare we say, adopted into our everyday life. As more people search for ...
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4 Reasons to Standardize Your Menu
Standardizing menus for businesses with multiple locations will save time and hassle in the long run. Typically, a research kitchen will develop a standardized menu ...
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Dehydrating in CVap
No, That’s Not an Oxymoron If you’re familiar with CVap®, you probably think of it as a “wet” cooking device. After all, the power behind ...
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Hot Breakfast for the Whole Crew
Sharing a meal together is something we all enjoy. It’s a tradition as old as civilization itself. Winston has a long-standing tradition of regularly sharing ...
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Trouble Hiring Workers? Hire a CVap Instead
After more than 15 crazy months, which felt more like 15 crazy years, consumers are back. They’re ready to throw their cash at you for ...
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School Recipes – Hamburger – Fully Cooked Patty
Product: Fully Cooked Burger Patty* 4 oz./0.1 kg Process: Retherm (RTV)/Cook and Hold (CHV) Cook Time: 15-20 Minutes Vapor Temp: 190°F (88°C) Air Temp: 320°F ...
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Essential Equipment for Cloud Kitchens
If 2020 showed us anything it is that cloud kitchens are here to stay. Consumer habits have shifted. For example, app services like DoorDash, GrubHub, and UberEats ...
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Brining Chicken Wings
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 ...
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What is a Commercial Pressure Fryer?
Commercial pressure fryers are very different from household fryers or commercial open fryers. Fried food’s appeal is universal. You can easily find fried foods anywhere. ...
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Deep Fried Turkey
I have wanted to deep fry a turkey since I took on the role of Corporate Research Chef here at Winston. You see, Winston was ...
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Fresh Ricotta: Whey to Go
Chef Sam constantly looks for new uses for CVap® ovens. Recently, she used them to prepare fresh ricotta cheese. Naturally, the results were da’ bomb. ...
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