Let’s face it, most commercial food heaters don’t live up to the hype. They blast hot air at your food, drying out proteins, wilting vegetables, and leaving fried items limp. Operators end up cooking in small batches, redoing plates, and stressing over every order. That’s labor-intensive, wasteful, and frankly frustrating. Then there’s Winston’s CVap Food […]
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CVap® Ovens: Your Kitchen’s Super-Sized Immersion Circulator When you think of an immersion circulator, you probably picture that little gadget clipped to a pot of water, gently bringing food up to temp like magic. That’s sous vide, famous for being crazy accurate and perfect for low-temp cooking. You set your temperature, and it holds it
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Think a commercial kitchen must have a vent hood for an oven? Not so fast. Winston’s CVap ventless commercial ovens prove you can cook, retherm, and hold food with precision, without the expensive ductwork, and without handing over a small fortune to your contractor. For decades, operators in schools, healthcare, hospitality, and foodservice have relied
Summer is the peak season for fresh, sweet summer corn. Sweet, crisp, and highly versatile, corn can take your summer menu from “it’s okay” to “holy shucks, that’s good!” That’s why CVap corn recipes are a chef’s secret weapon, delivering perfectly cooked corn every time, without the guesswork. In this post, we’ll examine why CVap
Acorn squash are underappreciated autumn veggies. They’re often overlooked for flashier squash cousins like butternut or pumpkin. But let’s set the record straight; these …
What is Batch Cooking? Batch cooking, also known as cooking to hold, involves preparing large quantities of food and then holding it hot at a safe temperature until serving. The advantage of batch cooking is that it streamlines labor. Let’s say that you’re preparing lasagna from scratch. If you have all the ingredients mise en
A lot of folks think if a recipe is French, it must be complicated. But that’s not the case here. The traditional recipe (which the French call Poulet aux Quarante Gousses d’Ail) starts with a whole chicken, cut into pieces. We chose to use chicken thighs and legs because they are easily available and affordable,
Lamb is an under-appreciated protein. Globally, it ranks a distant fourth in meat popularity (behind pork, chicken, and beef). But it’s a lovely, mellow-flavored meat many folks would appreciate if they tried it. And it’s the healthiest red meat, containing high levels of protein and vitamin B12. Lambs and sheep are the same animals. Lambs
Al pastor (from Spanish, “shepherd style“) is a traditional preparation of spit-grilled slices of pork. The dish originates in the Central Mexican region of Puebla and Mexico City. Today it is a common menu item found in taquerías throughout Mexico and the United States. The method of preparing and cooking al pastor is based on
