For foodservice operators across the Midwest who work in high-volume operations, we believe we've found a solution that can help make service more efficient without compromising quality -- Firex.
Many in foodservice are familiar with braising pans and tilt skillets, those equipment resources that help make it possible to cook large batches of food for high volumes of guests. With Firex and their 20+ years of award-winning manufacturing, these solutions are more evolved than traditional pans and skillets. Whether you run a commissary kitchen or a corporate cafeteria, reliable equipment is critical for daily service. Firex offers several styles of braising pans.
Available in 8- to 82-gallon stainless steel models, the Cucimix saves hours of labor with full automation. Teflon paddles allow operators to make large quantities of the perfect sauces and stews, or go the sweet route with caramel and tempered chocolate. These versatile units can help from the first course to the last. Just program the mixing times, mixer speed, rotation direction, and preset cooking times to create fabulous dishes with minimal effort. Firex offers an optional pressure lid to reduce cooking times.
Betterpan is Firex’s high-volume braising pan that can help operators create succulent dishes like pressure-braised lamb shanks, fried fish, and pork butts. Program recipes into the Betterpan to boil, caramelize, sauté, brown, fry, and pressure cook. The tilt skillet has control dials and large cooking surfaces with a lid that helps save energy by reducing heat loss, and they work great for large batches because they cook evenly due to bottom and side wall cooking surfaces.
Firex also offers a stainless steel Multicooker that’s perfect for cooking rice, pasta, and vegetables. Just program the cooking times and temperature for perfectly cooked foods every time. After cooking, foods are removed with the automatic basket lift. Whether you need 500-1600 portions per hour, you can choose from 32 to 64-gallon models. An optional blanching tank and transport can help save time with added automation from cooking to cooling to storage.
Why Use a Braising Pan?
Foodservice operators use braising pans in settings where high volumes of food are needed. This would include schools, hospitals, corporate dining, and even corrections. Not only do those institutions find braising pans beneficial, but some smaller restaurant chains can find them useful, as well, due to their incredible versatility and labor-saving capabilities. Benefits of braising pans include menu versatility in various sizes, reduced preparation time, and consistency in food quality and temperature. Also, the tilted braising pans enable you to dish food easily into storage containers.
Braising pans can be used for many types of food preparation, cooking, and maintaining freshness:
Frying: As you would a frying pan, you can coat your braising pan with a shallow amount of oil to fry foods.
Steaming: You can steam rice and various vegetables by adding water to the basin and closing the lid.
Grilling: For great results, use a tilt skillet for any foods you would cook on a flat top, whether you prefer vegetables, pancakes, meats, and more.
Simmering and Boiling: Pasta, stews, and soups require simmering and boiling, which can be done easily on a tilt skillet.
Sautéeing and Braising: The tilt skillet is excellent for braising and sauteing large quantities of meats for a perfect entrée for a crowd.
Holding and Proofing: Keeping large quantities of food at the perfect, even temperature is one of the benefits of using a braising pan.
The Importance of Bulk and Batch Cooking for High-Volume Operations
Foodservice businesses have a demand for large quantities of food at their best. When you choose Firex, you’ll get high-quality equipment to virtually guarantee batches are produced on time and consistently every time while reducing labor by more than 60%. In maximizing labor potential, Firex can help grow your profits as your business grows.
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