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 […]
Collectramatic Fryer Testimonial: Chef Brett Smith Brett Smith, Chef and partner with Goodbird Kitchen and Post Brewing Company says Winston’s Collectramatic Fryers are a perfect fit for his operations. He appreciates the consistency the fryers achieve. And he likes the support Winston provides. View All Videos
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Chicken has Evolved To say chickens have changed is an understatement. Compared to the poultry of 1950, today’s chicken is a mutant. Selective breeding and changes in feed and farming techniques have resulted in poultry that reaches market weight almost twice as fast. But until recently, the fryers cooking them have remained the same. Most
Chef Eric Wupperman Testimonial Chef Eric Wupperman, chef and owner of Treeline Kitchen in Leadville, Colorado and partner in Yellowbelly Chicken shares his thoughts on Winston Foodservice, its people, and its products. His operations use Collectramatic® Pressure Fryers, Winston shortening filters, CVap® Holding Cabinets, and CVap Cook and Hold Ovens. View All Videos
Don’t be chicken about using your Collectramatic® Fryer to cook fish! You probably know the Collectramatic Fryer is unparalleled at frying chicken. Similarly, they’re great for frying fish. Give this recipe a try, and you’ll see. The proof is in the pudding, or in this case – the beer batter. Although chicken is frequently fried
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Uncle Jack Fried Chicken is a Malaysian restaurant chain. They use our Collectramatic pressure fryers. Ordinarily, they serve chicken from a display warmer. To maximize holding time, they limit the warmer to 35°C (95°F), putting a limit on the amount of time they could hold chicken before it was no longer fit to sell. We
Fried Chicken and Steamed Rice Held in CVap Stay So Nice! Read More »
Winston Foodservice received two amazing awards at the AKFCF Annual Convention in Austin, Texas. The Great Lakes KFC Franchisee Association and the Upper Midwest KFC Franchisee Association both awarded Winston the Vendor of the Year. Wow, what an honor! Two Vendor of the Year awards in a single year! We are thankful for the vendor awards and
Winter may be waning, but the popularity of Nashville Hot Chicken sure isn’t. We decided to try our hand at preparing a big batch. It was as good (and hot!) as promised. Nashville Hot Chicken’s History Nashville Hot Chicken’s powerful poultry story originated nearly seven decades ago, at Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack. Apparently Thorton Prince
A famous South American fried chicken chain wanted to look closer at our Collectramatic® Pressure Fryers. The owner had heard about Collectramatic but had never tested one. His purchasing manager pointed out our price compared to their current brand. We aimed to match their current process and texture and reduce maintenance costs. Their current fryer
