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RATIONAL is the leading provider in hot food preparation equipment and, with the VarioCookingCenter and SelfCookingCenter, the company delivers all a commercial kitchen’s thermal cooking requirements.  Together, the two appliances offer the best cooking solutions.

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Take a butchers at these pies – they don’t get much better

23 August 2010

Rational’s SelfCooking Center offers butchers perfect pie making Diversification is the name of the game nowadays. And butchers are finding that with the growing availability of mass-produced, ready-prepared dishes they need to up the ante and jump into the bespoke pie market. It makes commercial sense for butchers to use up off-cuts and surplus meat for this value-added product. While many are confident with developing popular and unusual fillings they are put off going any further by the crucially-important pastry...

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The Rational Choice for Saving Energy

16 August 2010

Rational SelfCooking Center uses 10 percent less energy than its predecessor The Rational SelfCooking Center is renowned for saving time, energy and training in the kitchen. Rational has recently performed a comparison between the SelfCooking Center and its predecessor, the ClimaPlus Combi. Past tests have shown that the ClimaPlus Combi reduced energy consumption by up to 60 percent compared to traditional cooking methods and delivered significant savings compared to traditional combis. However, the recent tests undertaken by Rational have shown...

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Better banquets, lower costs: the latest SelfCooking Center from Rational

19 July 2010

200 ‘perfect plates’ in eight minutes, with Rational’s Finishing technology Using a Rational SelfCooking Center for banqueting doesn’t just mean better quality food, it also means huge cost savings. That includes anything up to 30% more portions out of every joint of meat; needing fewer chefs for events; and slashing maintenance and servicing costs by hundreds of pounds every year. Rational SelfCooking Centers are available to public sector buyers with preferential discount from Buying Solutions under framework number A1626669A.

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Letting off steam!

8 July 2010

Rational’s UltraVent® for Retail Premises – Combi Cooking Without the Steam Cooking ‘front-of-house’ is becoming increasingly popular in retail outlets. It’s a great way to display and advertise the freshly cooked food to customers and entice them in with the delicious smells. However, one drawback can be the cooking fumes and steam, which usually result in an expensive ventilation system needing to be installed. From spit-roast chickens to fresh bread and pastries, Rational’s SelfCooking Center® makes light work of cooking...

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Bread, Brûlée and Braised Ox Cheek: The Hoste Arms’ SelfCooking Center® is "spot on", whatever the recipe

6 July 2010

The Hoste Arms is a seventeenth-century coaching inn in Burnham Market, a stone’s throw away from the beautiful North Norfolk coast. It was created to offer ‘the ultimate convivial inn,’ appealing to both residents and holidaymakers, offering local seasonal food and service of the highest standard. Its reputation for great food has made it one of the best-known and busiest eateries in the region. Food is served in the bar and restaurant. In peak season the inn serves hundreds of...

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