FEA Guide 2024: Riding the wave of innovation

Having long been recognised for its build quality and reliability, and for good reason – a professional kitchen can easily achieve over 200 use cycles per microwave, per day, so the demands on it are extremely high – Panasonic understands how to reliably deliver on high-quality requirements.

As reflected by its extensive range of professional microwave ovens for commercial use – high-quality, high-performance products to suit every market which, in the tough everyday working conditions of a professional kitchen, offers advantages at all levels of kitchen management; from efficient thawing to gentle cooking. Its rigorous product testing ensures its commercial microwave ovens are robust and reliable; operating in some of the most demanding environments, and achieving consistent results at an enhanced speed.

Take the new NE-SCV3 speed convection oven, for example – an innovative, affordable solution for operators seeking a high-speed oven which will perform consistently. Developed to support the demands of today’s chef, the new NE-SCV3 is designed to cook, toast, bake, grill and reheat fresh and frozen foods. It suits a variety of culinary tasks – from baking-off delicious pastries and morning goods for the breakfast period; perfectly cooking meat, vegetables and even delicate items such as fish; heating and browning the top of side dished like dauphinoise potatoes; to giving that freshly oven-baked feel to toasted bread and tapas-style dishes.

Incorporating a new multi-platform app, the cutting edge NE-SCV3 puts innovation at the users’ fingertips, with ease of use first and foremost. The NE-SCV3 and its innovative user-friendly app provides simple operation with colour touchscreen and allows you the ability to update and modify up to 1,000 recipes and menu settings rapidly via WiFi/LAN. Built to support the demands of all professional kitchens, the NE-SCV3 continues Panasonic’s commitment to deliver the very best across the industry.

For operators cooking larger quantities of food quickly, Panasonic’s NE-1880BPQ/NE-3280BPQ heavy-duty gastronorm commercial microwave oven is powered by four magnetrons and has a 44-litre cavity – large enough to accommodate two 1/1 gastronorm trays at a time. With the functionality to regen whilst maintaining high quality and beautifully steam salmon and raw vegetables at the touch of a button without the need for its own dedicated water supply, it gives operators the ability to cook on-demand without waiting for preheating. This is hugely beneficial to enhancing the efficiency of the kitchen – less time, high-speed service and lower costs.

With the cost of energy the highest it’s ever been, energy efficiency has never been so important. Operators looking to improve the energy efficiency within their kitchens will benefit from using an energy-saving microwave and the subsequent cost savings as a result. Having invested in independent expert testing* of its NE-1878 microwave to prove the performance of its new product development, the unit generated outstanding results in terms of both its energy efficiency and overall performance. As the first unit of its kind to use inverter technology which offers gentler, more even cooking, on a lower power setting – operators benefit from significant energy – up to 18% compared to other similar models, making it the green machine of choice!

Panasonic’s progressive approach to business is reflected in its long-term environmental vision, which showcases its commitment to an environmentally sustainable future. The Panasonic 2030 Strategy strives toward a circular economy, including the professional cooking division; using its resources to adopt a greener economy. This stance supports Panasonic’s sustainable production and efforts towards global sustainability, with its mission to achieve net-zero C02 emissions in all operating companies by 2030. This acceleration towards carbon neutrality is coupled with one of its key principles, to support its customers by helping them reduce their C02 emissions using innovative new products and business practices.

*Tested December 2022 UKAS Accredited independent EMC Test laboratory, Eurofins Hursley.

For more information, call +44 (0)344 844 3899 or go to www.panasonic.co.uk/professionalkitchen

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