The Hobart Prep Table, Hobart Food Cutter and Hobart Legacy® Mixer—just a few products that help guarantee consistency from restaurant to restaurant.

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Guarantee Food Consistency from Restaurant to Restaurant with the Right Equipment

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Foodservice equipment plays an important role in delivering consistent and quality meals.

Food consistency is as important as a restaurant's brand and reputation. Patrons know what their favorite meals taste like and expect a consistent product whether dining in Louisville, Long Island or Los Angeles. The products and ingredients used go a long way to guarantee the consistent taste customers love, but restaurant owners shouldn't overlook foodservice equipment.

"Foodservice equipment plays an important role in delivering consistent and quality meals," says Will Blunt, managing editor of the award-winning online culinary magazine StarChefs.com. "It's easy to maintain a high level of consistency if you use the right equipment."

Blunt explains food cutters are one way to ensure consistent particle size for items such as salads, spreads and breadcrumbs. Similarly, food processors shorten preparation time, allowing operators to slice, dice and chop faster, while providing uniform results. Prep tables—especially those designed with airflow patterns that move cold air around the product's top, bottom and sides-ensure freshness, which is a key ingredient for consistency.

Mixers also offer consistency for batter, dough and mixes. One example is the Hobart Legacy® Mixer. It maintains the same mixing speeds upon which many cooks base their recipes.

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Hobart Combi® Ovens

A Hobart Combi® Oven provides the ultimate in product consistency. Combi ovens continuously monitor the moisture level in the kitchen and oven chamber to maintain accurate humidity levels. This is the precise combination of cooking time, temperature and humidity that optimizes speed, flavor, quality and consistency every time.

"Combi ovens allow cooks to do things they normally couldn't do with a conventional oven, such as cooking with high heat without excessively drying food out," explains Blunt. "Once a cook creates that perfect dish in a combi oven, he or she can program the settings for repeatable results."

Since combi ovens have three cooking modes, they are ideal for maximizing equipment efficiency and consistent results. In convection mode, cooks can produce pastries, breads and glazing. Steam mode steams fish, shellfish, rice, vegetables and meats. Cooks can control humidity in combination mode to maintain the best cooking environment for meats, rethermalizing meals and for general cooking results.

Watch a video on using the Hobart Combi Oven

Baxter Mini Rotating Rack Ovens

Baxter Mini Rotating Rack Ovens, which eliminate cold and hot pockets to maintain temperatures, offer another consistent cooking option. These ovens leverage a unique airflow system that pulls air up the length of the heat exchanger and forces heated air across the unit and down the other side of the oven. Start the timer, and the rack automatically lifts and begins to rotate, further ensuring even distribution of heat across every product in the oven.

Baxter Mini Rotating Rack Ovens include a patented self-contained spherical cast steam system, with two steamer assemblies per oven. The steam combines with Baxter's unique airflow system to provide even heat dispersion throughout the oven, providing a perfectly even bake.

Watch Baxter's airflow system in action

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Restaurants are experimenting with purchasing local food for their national chains.
One of the fastest-growing chains in the country began purchasing local pork for one of its locations. Locally grown foods taste fresher and help chain restaurants embrace the "eat local" trend.

Blast chillers offer chaint restaurants a unique way to lock in flavor and freshness while delivering consistency.

Blunt explains that blast chillers are an effective way for chain restaurants to safely store locally purchased food.

"Blast chillers offer chain restaurants a unique way to lock in flavor and freshness while delivering consistency," he says. "Cooks not only use blast chillers to freeze and store meals, but they also use them to preserve individual ingredients as well. For example, cooks may blast chill locally grown strawberries to preserve flavor and freshness so the fruit can be used when it is not in season."

Traditionally, blast chillers have been praised for their food-safety benefits and ability to take food, safely through the "Danger Zone." The Danger Zone is the temperature between 135 degrees Fahrenheit and 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Improper cooling of food has repeatedly been cited as one of the leading causes of bacteria growth, which can lead to food-borne illness.

Blast chillers help chill food quickly and are a great partner for a reliable refrigerator and freezer.
Traulsen G-Series refrigerators and freezers use a TempAssure airflow system that eliminates warm pockets and maintains consistent interior temperatures even after a door has been opened. This system keeps food fresh and safe longer. It also saves on energy and costs and helps provide a consistent product.