5 September 2013
VarioSmoker turns SelfCookingCenter® whitefficiency® into smoker for meat, fish and vegetables Rational´s new VarioSmoker allows chefs to smoke meat, fish and vegetables in the SelfCookingCenter whitefficiency, achieving a natural smoked flavour without having to buy a separate smoker. Smoked dishes and flavours are increasingly popular in leading restaurants. The Rational combi steamer has always been one of the most multifunctional pieces of commercial kitchen equipment. The new VarioSmoker takes this versatility to a new level.
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14 August 2013
Alan Bird’s new venture uses SelfCookingCenters for ‘just about everything’ “We wanted a restaurant to give customers the space and ambience of a members club, without them having to be members,” says Alan Bird about his latest venture, Bird of Smithfield. “It took a while to find, but as soon as we saw this Georgian town house in Smithfield Street we knew it was right. Each of the five floors has its own vibe, and we have two kitchens, on...
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24 July 2013
Rational puts £8,000 combi steamer up for grabs Celebrating an anniversary is usually accompanied by gifts and a cake. So to mark its 40th anniversary Rational has the perfect gift: a six-grid SelfCookingCenter® whitefficiency® for one lucky chef, who will find that cooking with a Rational is also a piece of cake. And it couldn’t be easier to win the Rational SelfCookingCenter whitefficiency combi steamer: everyone attending a Rational CookingLive event between June and November 2013 will be entered into...
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30 May 2013
“Many products are even better than in a traditional tandoor” Street food has rocketed in popularity in recent years – the combination of flavour, authenticity and freshness catching the mood of the times. So it’s no surprise that Chai Corner, an Indian street food restaurant in the heart of the Shopping Centre in Croydon, is so successful. What is surprising is that instead of using the traditional tandoor oven, the restaurant specified a combi steamer to prepare all its barbequed...
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5 March 2013
Rational’s SelfCookingCenter whitefficiency: the easy way to cook barbeque-type food Barbequed food is the taste of summer but unfortunately badly barbequed food can become the scourge of summer. Food that isn’t thoroughly cooked runs the risk of containing harmful bacteria that can cause food poisoning. Also barbeques take up all the attention of the chef – if food isn’t turned on time it can be ruined. The unpredictability of the British weather is another factor that can spoil an outdoor...
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