Rational Wins Energy-Efficient Innovation Prize

Impressed German judges award Rational innovation prize

The Rational SelfCooking Center has been awarded the Innovation prize for design, research and development by ASUE, the German Association for the Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Use of Energy. The prize was for its approaches towards energy saving and reducing emissions on the gas models of the SelfCooking Center.

The SelfCooking Center is an ideal cooking unit for food retailers in supermarkets, bakeries, delis and butchers shops. It’s the next generation combi designed to cook most types of food perfectly at the touch of a button – from bread and pizzas to roast chicken and bake-off products. Simply put the food in and select the type of food from the control panel – job done. The SelfCooking Center cooks the food in an ideal climate to get the best results. Because it’s all so easy the SelfCooking Center offers retailers and bakers an excellent opportunity to expand the food side of their business.

The innovative burner technology used in the Rational SelfCooking Center greatly reduces both noise and exhaust gas emissions. It can reduce the output of nitrogen oxides by up to 50% and carbon monoxide by 90% compared to conventional gas combi-steamers. In addition Rational’s burner and control technologies ensure the correct gas mixture is used at all output levels, producing excellent combustion results and maximising efficiency.

“It’s good to get third party recognition of the energy efficiency of the SelfCooking Center,” says Vic Brown of Rational. “Germany is very environmentally aware and sets high standards in this area so this is a very prestigious award for Rational.”

The judges were also impressed by the overall design of the SelfCooking Center, its wide range of settings and different cooking modes that guarantee food is cooked automatically and perfectly, time after time.

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