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equipment
Above left: Applying a fine mist of water before baking can help prevent cheese from drying out. Above right: : A pizza Napoletana.
ago as a manufacturer of food service years of reliable service, and can also be The upper plate of the OEM pizza press can
equipment and currently supply units to supplied on castors for ease of movement. be supplied with a 2mm flare to produce a
several major fast food retailers including KFC, In addition, whilst dough rollers provide a border on the edge of the pizza, or totally flat
Burger King and Little Ceasars (a pizza solution for many pizzerias, the busiest sites according to your preference (prices start
franchise operation in the US). which produce as many as 300 pizzas per from £2500 plus VAT with the potential to
Simply needing a 13amp plug socket for hour may well need to have more robust deliver cost savings in labour once in regular
operation the cabinets, which have been equipment which they can rely on, say Euro use).
specially designed for Papa John’s chain in the Catering Equipment. A new range of Top Gourmet Boards from
United States, feature a narrow size in order to “Our OEM pizza press is designed Gilberts Food Equipment
be able to fit into small kitchens, and have specifically for such outlets where busy (www.topgourmet.co.uk) could also prove to be
been proven to keep cooked pizzas in periods mean that the press is working very useful for outlets as they can be used to
optimum condition ready for immediate sale, continuously,” says Euro Catering Equipment’s meet a range of serving needs in a variety of
say Euro Catering Equipment. This makes Melanie Charlton. “The press is operated different circumstances. The boards, which
them particularly suited to busy periods hydraulically and takes only three seconds to come in a variety of sizes and colour variants,
where staff and ovens cannot always keep up form pizza bases up to 33cm or 45cm. are ideal for presentation and serving dishes
with demand. “The main advantage is that this pizza press such as tapas, cheeses, various appetizers and
Current options are numerous and include can be operated by unskilled staff and is safer platters to share, as well as pizzas. As well as
glass doors, solid doors, or a ‘pass-through’ than dough rollers, which some sites operate standard boards, the range also includes
type design. The units have been constructed without safety guards in place and can lead to special Pizza Peels which, thanks to their
from heavy duty stainless steel so as to offer nasty accidents.” specially bevelled front edge, help pizza chefs
to be able to scoop pizzas quickly and easily
from the oven and straight to the table. They
are also suited to guests wishing to share a
pizza.
Winner of the New
“With the trend for relaxed dining and
Ingredient of the Year
sharing food on the increase, caterers need to
2008 Sammies Award introduce novel ways of serving dishes to help
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create that casual, yet intimate dining
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comments. “To do this it is essential to have
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both durable and stylish tableware, and our
vegetables and fruit.
Top Gourmet Boards can offer this. As well as
being easy to clean and heat-resistant, they
Chutneys, relishes,
have a non-porous surface making them very
purees, compotes,
versatile.”
zests and garnishes.
Manufactured from environmentally-
Beacon Foods Limited
Unit 2 Brecon Enterprise Park
friendly Richlite, a natural compacted wood
Brecon Powys LD3 8BT fibre (using wood from managed and
Tel 01874 622577 Fax 01874 622123
sustainable forests), the boards are FSC
sales@beaconfoods.co.uk
www.beaconfoods.co.uk
certified too, ideal for establishments looking
fresh ideas
to be more environmentally friendly.
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