There are 720 minutes in a 12-hour shift.
Each one of those minutes can present a new challenge for foodservice operations to overcome – whether it’s a lunch rush, attracting new customers, supply issues, staffing concerns or any number of other things. With so many different potential problems, it’s critical a kitchen’s equipment can rise to the challenge.
The right steamer can do just that.
With 3, 5, or 10 pan capacity, the SmartSteam Pro offers flexibility and efficiency to commercial kitchens.
Cooking with steam brings many benefits to any kitchen, but it’s also true that commercial steamers traditionally have a few downsides. That makes picking the right steamer essential to maximizing the upsides while keeping the issues at bay.
Fight disruptions to keep the kitchen running smoothly
Shift changes and turnover can be disruptive for busy kitchens.
Delivering high-quality dishes is great, but it’s irrelevant if they can’t be made efficiently. That’s why commercial steamers – like the Groen SmartSteam® Pro Boilerless – are designed with ease-of-use for any employee in mind.
Features like an innovative durable touchscreen, simple-to-use pan timers, a side mounted convection fan and a +1 minute button can help you get the same great results from chef-to-chef and shift-to-shift – even when the pressure is on and the kitchen is bustling.
Dish up faster, fresher food
Bright and fresh-looking food goes a long way towards winning over customers.
Not only does cooking with steam keep foods looking fresh and healthy, it makes them taste that way as well. That’s because it retains more nutrients and flavor than other cooking methods without the need for butter or oil and without sapping your ingredients of their color.
That can help attract health-conscious customers who may be looking more for something light and tasty than heavy and deep fried.
And whether you’re retherming or cooking from scratch, commercial steamers provide some of the fastest preparation times among traditional cooking methods. Steam vapor is a highly efficient method of transferring energy despite only reaching 212°F.
Take care of the steamer and it will take care of you
Unfortunately, commercial steamers aren’t known for their reliability. And broken or malfunctioning equipment can cost you big time in lost productivity and expensive repairs.
Breakdowns can occur when minerals build up and clog parts of the system. With frequent use of water vapor, these buildups and breakdowns are all too common in the kitchen – especially when the equipment isn’t properly and diligently maintained.
Reliable steamers are engineered with this in mind. For example, the Groen SmartSteam Pro Boilerless features enhanced intelligence, real-time performance monitoring and a step-by-step deliming process to make preventative maintenance much easier. And just to be safe, critical backups on the SmartSteam Pro Boilerless keep you operational through the shift while service is being arranged.
