Latest Combi delivers great savings for education caterers

Rational SelfCooking Center®: Great food and great savings for school, college and university caterers

Rational’s multi-award-winning SelfCooking Center is ideal for education catering as it is designed to save energy, cut running costs and to have minimal impact on the environment. The SelfCooking Controlmonitors and optimises the cooking process every second of the cooking time. This not only produces perfect results, it also uses only just as much power as is needed to cook the food – which means it saves 60% of energy compared to traditional cooking equipment. Thanks to market-leading technology, including smart fan controls, it also saves 15% of energy compared to traditional combi–steamers. 

In 2008 Rational set a new benchmark in ‘green’ foodservice technology with the launch of CareControl. Now built into all Rational SelfCooking Centers, CareControl slashes running costs, saves space and helps protect the environment.

Lower running costs
Descaling and looking after the water filter are the two issues that cause most service problems with combis, and most inconvenience to school, college and university caterers. CareControl does away with all the limescale problems, using special scale-dissolving ingredients contained in biodegradable care tabs to prevent scale building up in the first place. And because there’s no limescale build-up, the steam generator is always operating at optimum efficiency, which saves running costs.

More dramatically, no limescale concerns means no need for a water filter. This alone can save hundreds of pounds a year in running and maintenance costs.

Saving space
Typically a water filter for a combi will be the size of a large tower-style personal computer and will have numerous pipes leading to and from the mains water supply and the combi.   CareControl means all that space can be saved and the clutter eliminated.

Protecting the environment
The CareControl system intelligently monitors what’s being cooked, telling staff to run the self-cleaning programme only when it is required. Eliminating unnecessary cleaning means less water and chemicals are used, which is kinder to the environment and cuts running costs significantly.

Two-year warranty
Rational is so sure of the CareControl system’s reliability that it is backing it with a two-year guarantee. As well as providing peace of mind, the guarantee saves money, covering any problems for an extra 12 months compared to standard combi oven guarantees. 

Caterers can try cooking with a Rational SelfCooking Center at a TeamCooking Live seminar. The seminars last about two hours and they take place every month at over 90 top venues across the UK, including universities, colleges, Premier League clubs, restaurants and hotels.

Rational SelfCooking Centers are available with preferential discount from the OGC under contract numberA1626669A.
For more information freephone 0800 389 2944 or see www.rational-UK.com