Tables & Tips for Cooking with the Combi 24
Retherm
This mode allows you to rethermalize prepared dishes on plates or platters in a short time.
NOTE: This Manual uses the term “rethermalize” for reheating cooking containers, and for
“regenerate,” meaning reheating plates or platters
Some of the benefits of Retherm Mode:
• Rethermalizing, guarantees optimum reheating conditions every time.
• The oven climate is matched to the dish and volume being reheated.
• You can create dishes at off-peak times and arrange them on plates or platters.
• Dishes do not need to be kept hot. This helps prevent loss of quality.
• Ready-prepared dishes stay moist during rethermalization.
• Neither puddles of condensation nor dry edges form on the plates.
• For banquets, you can rethermalize the number of plates you need on demand.
NOTE:
• Always pre-heat the CONVOTHERM by Cleveland.
• Preheat floor models with the pre-heat bridge.
• You will find pre-heat temperatures as well as rethermalization times and temperatures in
the table on the following page.
• After rethermalizing for the third time in a fully-loaded oven, always pre-heat again to the
original pre-heat temperature.
• When the pre-heat temperature is reached, start rethermalizing again.
• After pre-heating, wait for the fan to stop before opening the doors, and then load prepared
plates or platters quickly. This will help keep warm air inside the unit.
• Remember that large, compact foodstuffs such as dumplings, roulades, and casseroles take
longer to rethermalize than items such as meat slices, vegetable side dishes, rice, and
quartered or diced potatoes.
• Distribute foods evenly over the plate in small pieces. Avoid overlapping large surfaces and
arranging food to different heights.
• To achieve good quality, do not interrupt the rethermalization process.
• Pour sauces and garnish plates AFTER rethermalizing.
Recommendations:
• Place protein on a base so that it is evenly rethermalized and does not stick to the plate.
• Meat should be cooked rare if it is to be medium after rethermalization.
• Vegetables, rice, and pasta should be oiled and seasoned before rethermalizing.
• Do not use butter products when rethermalizing vegetables, rice, and pasta.
• Slice dense foods such as dumplings or whole fillets before rethermalizing.
• When transporting some distance, use a thermal cover.
• For large banquets, work with several plated banquet trolleys.
• Thermal covers will keep plates warm for up to 10 minutes. During this time, you can
rethermalize more batches or other dishes. This ensures that dishes can be served to your
guests hot and all at the same time.