We receive many inquiries about how to use CVap® Cook and Hold Ovens to stage great hamburgers, and we have been testing several methods for preparing great burgers. Below you’ll find our recommended procedures to stage hamburgers. Advance Staging or Holding Recipe/Process: Preset CVap oven to 135°F food temperature and + 0 texture setting (legacy […]
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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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What are Warming Drawers? A warming drawer keeps food at the desired temperature for a designated period of time. Foods that will not be served immediately can be kept in the warming drawer and taken out when needed, while still fresh and full of flavor. Holding food in a hot drawer is a labor-saving way
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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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May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month. We celebrated by preparing dumplings in our CVap® ovens. It’s always fun to scratch cook. But we cheated a little with these. Frozen premade dumplings are delicious and easy. We prepared two distinct types: Bao – Fluffy steamed buns. These are traditionally stuffed with a pork mixture.
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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. Our primary goal was to make soft pretzels. After slacking on the counter for about an hour, we began
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Product: Frozen Cinnamon Roll Dough -Thaw, Rise & Bake product Process: Proofing Thawed Proof Time: 45 Minutes* Vapor Temp: 90°F (32°C) Air Temp: 92°F (33°C) Frozen Proof Time: 90 Minutes* Vapor Temp: 90°F (32°C) Air Temp: 92°F (33°C) Retherm (RTV) Cook Time: 15 Minutes Vapor Temp: 200°F (93°C) Air Temp: 310°F (154°C) Cook and Hold
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Since 1969 Winston Foodservice has manufactured the best commercial foodservice equipment in the industry. Winston’s CVap® and Collectramatic® equipment are known for producing precise, repeatable results in kitchens worldwide. From schools to chains, to healthcare, to fine dining; you’ll find us wherever good food is served.
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