RETHERM MO DE CHEF OPERATING TIPS

Sinc e pla ted me als c onsi st o f diss imilar p roducts, t here a re s ever al important

factors

to co nsi der in

order t

o pr odu ce the f ines t res ults . P rod uct dens ity (c ompac tne ss),

thi ckness, qua

nti ty of

pro duc t on each plat e, an d quan tit y of p late s all relate to

the

length of ti me ne cessary to r eheat. Ag ain , exp erience is t he b est m ethod t o determ ine r eheatin g tim e. O nce t he time h as b een det erm ined and recorded for a

specific me al, the r esults wi ll be co nsistent f or f uture r eheating times.

HEL PFUL HINT S F OR REHEAT ING ON T HE P LATE

ALL FOOD C OMPON ENTS ON T HE P LATE S HOULD BE O F S IMILAR DENS ITIES.

ALL FOOD C OMPON ENTS ON T HE P LATE S HOULD BE S IMILAR I N THICKNE SS.

ARRANGE AL L FOOD COMP ONENT S EVENLY O N TH E PL ATE.

AVOID EXCE SSIV E OV ERLA PPING OF P RODU CT.

SAUCES MUST BE HEATE D A ND ADDE D TO PRODU CT AFT ER REHEATI NG.

A MIXED V ARIETY OF MEA LS C AN BE REH EATED AT T HE SAME TIME.

À L A CARTE RETHERM ALIZAT ION

À la car te r ethe rm ali zati on i s designed t o take

asingl e plat e fro m a r efri gera ted tem perature t o serv ing t emper ature for im mediate service. Plates

are prepar ed in adv ance , cov ere d, and refrigerat ed. Preheat the C ombi ther m oven. R emove plate from refri ger ation a nd p lace i n the oven at 275° F (135°C) for an un cove red p late or 300° F (1 50°C) for a covered pl ate . Plates w ith m eat co mponents w ill

take more ti me th an p lates con taining all v

eget able

compo nen ts. Foll ow in ternal temperature

 

requir ements for re hea ting a nd allow for o

verride

time. Af ter r ehe ati ng, r emov e the plate fro

m the

oven, add any sauce s, gar nish, and s erve. This proces s c an be r epea ted as r equired.

For the most effic ient c onti nuous service, it is sugges ted tha t the C ombithe rm oven be dedicated to the r eth erm ali zatio n pr oces s during serving ho urs.

BANQUET R ETH ERMALIZATION

Ban quet r ethe rmali zati on i s desi gned for high

volume, full or

pa rtial lo ad (m ultiple p

late) reh eating.

For maximum

e ffi ciency , it i s ess ential that volume

rether maliza tion be

us ed in c onj unction with the

uti lization of holdin

g cabin ets to keep reth ermalized

food at prop er tempe ratur es.

 

 

Pla tes are assembl ed in adv ance , covered, and

refri ger ated or

loade d on the

ro ll-in cart and

refri ger ated. P reheat the Com bitherm

oven at

275°F ( 135°C)

fo r uncovered p

lat es or

300 °F (150 °C)

for cov ered pla

tes. R emove pla tes or

the roll- in cart

from refrige ratio n, l oad in the

oven and s et timer as

req uired. F ollow in ter nal t emperat ure re quirem ents

for r eheating an d a llow f or o verrid e t ime. Remove

the pl ates or r oll-in c art f rom t he Co mbith erm an d

rol l in to t he c ompanion h olding cab inet . Relo cate

the ho lding c abinet to t he ba nquet ser vic e ar ea.

RET HERM ALIZ ING PREFAB RICAT ED AND VACUUM -PAC KED FROZEN FOODS

For bul k p roduct r ethermalization, c omp letely

defrost p roduct b ags i n w alk-in coo ler. DO NO T REM OVE PR ODUCT F ROM TH E BAG . Lo ad tha wed ba gs i n p reheated o ven an d reth er malize in

the Lo w Temperature S team m ode un til th e r equired int er nal t emperature i s r eached. Place r etherm alized bags i n a p reheated h olding c abin et s et at

140° t o 1 65°F ( 60° to 7 4°C) u ntil ready fo r servic e.

For la rge v olume o n- the -plate r egen eratio n,

defrost ba gs i n wa lk-in c ooler. Op en b ags and p lat e per me nu r equi rements i n a (MAX IMUM ) 55°F ( 13°C) ref rige rate d r oom. Cove r p lat es, place on A lto-Shaa m rol l-in ca rt ( trolley), a nd ro ll in to Co mbitherm o ven pre heated a t 2 75°F ( 135°C).

Regene rate in the Conv ection mode for 3 to 5

minute s. Swi tch to the Rethe rm mode for a n

addi tiona l 3

minutes or mor e if requir ed. T ransfe r

full trol ley to

a preheated hol ding c abine t set a t

160°F (71°C ) unti l ready

for s erv ice. In the case of

mea t cook ed to rare, set

the cabinet a t 140°F ( 60°C) .

PLATE COVERS MUST BE USED FOR ON-THE-PLATE REGENERATION.

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