COOK MORE RICE

Bigger commercial rice cooker added to Apuro’s range

2009 is the Year of the Ox and, fittingly for restaurants; the ox represents prosperity through hard work. While running a restaurant is hard work all year round, Chinese New Year itself is a particularly busy period as it offers restaurateurs and caterers the opportunity to promote traditional Chinese recipes and encourage customers in to try new tastes.

With good quality rice being the staple requirement of many Chinese menus, demand for rice dishes will be at a premium during this time. The simplest and most reliable way to cook up rice in large quantities is to use a rice cooker. Apuro, a distributor for some of the biggest brands in the UK hospitality market, has added a jumbo capacity 6.3 litre model to its range of commercial rice cookers, to keep up with those big Ox appetites.

The rice cookers are extremely simple to operate giving perfect results at the flick of a switch – just measure the rice and add water. A one-touch cook and hold facility ensures that the rice remains at a safe temperature once it is cooked. There’s no need to stir or to strain the rice, the cooker is fully automatic and the new large 6.3 litre rice cooker can produce 35 portions of rice in only 12 minutes.
A bottom and side heating system ensures the rice is cooked evenly throughout the bowl which is also removable and non-stick for easy cleaning. A handy spatula and measure are supplied as standard with the cookers.

The two smaller 1300 Watt, 4.2 litre models are still available in either stainless steel or black enamel, alongside the new 1500 Watt, black enamel 6.3 litre model. All have a full one-year parts and labour warranty.
And for your information a few famous oxen are Warren Beatty, Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Jane Fonda and Sissy Spacek. 

Apuro is a division of the Cranham Group plc and is an ISO 9001:2000 accredited company. For more information on the company’s range of products contact Apuro on 0121 744 0968 or visit www.apuro.co.uk