How Foodservice Operations Can Get More of the Most Valuable Resource: Time

Every kitchen wishes they had more time. That way, they don’t have to constantly play catch-up to stay ahead of the rush.

"Not only is there equipment out there that can help you save time, but it can also improve food quality while doing so,” said Electrolux Professional Group Corporate Chef Josh Eells.

Electrolux Professional Group can help your back-of-house staff stay ahead of the rush while producing the highest quality food. Prepping, cooking, and cleaning are three key stages where saving time can deliver big results.

Here are some real-world examples of restaurants that use the right commercial kitchen equipment to save time during these stages, while maintaining high standards for their dishes.

Prep Ingredients Quickly Without Cutting Quality

Prepping large batches is a time-consuming process. But with efficient equipment from Electrolux Professional, your staff can prep more ingredients in less time without jeopardizing taste.

Whether it’s proteins or produce, sauces or soups, here are a few ways the right prepping equipment can help you do more in less time:

▶  Accelerate thawing chicken, beef and seafood with the TrinityPro food processor. Without using water, El Sushi Loco (California) thaws 300 pounds of shrimp in an 8-hour cycle and minimizes the risk of compromising food safety.

▶  Slice and dice ingredients quickly with the TrinityPro. Instead of taking 30 minutes to manually prep 55 pounds of tomatoes, El Sushi Loco uses the TrinityPro to cut that time down to 5 minutes.

▶  Dry up to 20 gallons of leafy greens in only 80 seconds with the VP4 'Greens Machine'.
 

Blend big batches of dressing, sauces and soups directly in their containers with the handheld Bermixer Pro. No time wasted transferring product from container to processor and back to container. 

“You need the proper tools to do the job,” said Chef Frank Mendoza, owner of El Sushi Loco – which uses Electrolux Professional Group equipment. “This equipment has literally transformed my restaurant operations.”

Cook Food Efficiently Without Jeopardizing Taste 

Get the most of your staff’s time and your product costs with the intuitive Electrolux Professional SkyLine Combi Oven. Several features on the SkyLine Combi Oven help you create a more efficient cooking stage, including: 

▶  Eliminate time-wasting steps (and extra equipment) with a rapid preheat function and features that make it simple to dehydrate, braise and smoke food. BLÜ Prime Steakhouse (San Antonio) uses the Combi Oven to maintain the taste of their sous vide dishes – without the mess of water baths.

▶  Create time-saving workflows with My Planner and Plan-n-Save features. Artificial intelligence schedules daily work, organizes an efficient cooking order for menu items and helps your staff stay on track with cooking tasks.

▶  Instead of marinating or aging meat for 24+ hours, chefs can achieve similar results in just 60 minutes. That’s because the low temperature cooking cycle provides optimal humidity control, which prevents moisture loss and delivers full-flavor protein. This also reduces the need for constant monitoring, so chefs can focus on other tasks in the kitchen.  

▶  The 6-sensor Multiprobe allows you to quickly and precisely monitor the food to ensure proper food safety and consistent cooking results.

Clean Faster Without Sacrificing an Ergonomic Kitchen

Sanitized kitchen equipment is essential for food safety, customer health and your restaurant’s reputation. But who says you can’t speed up cleaning without cutting corners?

▶  Save time cleaning the SkyLine Combi Oven with SkyClean – a built-in self-cleaning system. Cleaning can be scheduled, activated automatically and monitored remotely to help prevent downtime.

▶  Wash dirty pots and pans, sheet pans and utensils in less time with Power Soak. With superior washing action, your staff can simply drop the wares into the system, move to another cleaning task and come back to easily finish.

“Once you have beautiful equipment that you can press the button and go, you can do something with that time that’s going to be more effective,” said Chef Mendoza from El Sushi Loco. “When you create efficiencies, you’re going to make more money.”

Save Even More Time with In-Depth Equipment Training

“Electrolux Professional Group equipment is designed by engineers and chefs,” said Chef Eells. “It’s designed to help staff save time and maintain the highest standards of their product.”

That means preparing for success with a trusted partner from the very start. When you purchase Electrolux Professional Group equipment, you also get the training and support to help your staff properly (and ergonomically) use the equipment – helping to make them even more efficient. 

With Electrolux Professional Group equipment – what BLÜ Prime Steakhouse calls “dream equipment” – your staff can prep ingredients faster, cook dishes in less time and simplify the cleaning process.

And all these small wins can make a world of difference in your kitchen’s time management.