You need flexibility & efficiency, when you’re cooking quality food consistently

By Andrew Whyte, Product Manager, Panasonic UK Ltd.:

Light kitchen equipment, including microwaves and high speed ovens, plays a key role in a commercial kitchen. Using microwave technology offers great flexibility and efficiency, cooking quality food, consistently. With such great advancements in NPD and technology, no longer are microwaves simply suited to defrosting – caterers can now be much more advanced in their offerings, using such units to help facilitate more complex dishes. As the latest addition to the Panasonic Professional Kitchen portfolio, the new NE-1864 supersedes Panasonic’s best-selling NE-1853 model. The new NE-1864 is 12kg lighter and features Panasonic’s Inverter technology to deliver better results with improved efficiency, whilst using less energy

The precise heating of the NE-1864 allows operators to benefit from a more energy efficient cooking process, with quality end results. Take cooking vegetables, for example – this can be done on demand, rather than blanching, refreshing and reheating; resulting in fresher tasting and more vibrantly coloured veggies with, importantly, a greater amount of retained nutrients. Fresh menu items can be prepared in bulk whilst retaining quality and ensuring consistency; and the unit’s functionality to programme multiple stage cooking means the Inverter can be used to help take products from a frozen state to fully reheated in a matter of minutes.

There’s no doubt microwaves are a core piece of equipment and one of the most used appliances in a professional kitchen, withstanding the demands and rigours of a busy kitchen. In a modern commercial kitchen, time and space are at a premium so equipment must prove its worth. We offer a three-year parts and labour warranty on our range of commercial microwaves. This reflects our confidence in the quality of the build, components used and manufacture; and gives operators assurance and peace of mind about the reliability of the unit.

As a world-leading manufacturer of professional microwave ovens and rapid cook technology, at Panasonic, our focus and ethos are about combining NPD with the desire to provide our customers with the very best equipment for their business. For more than half a century, Panasonic has been a pioneer in microwave cooking, and our unique Inverter technology is testament to this. Using Inverter technology, the Panasonic Professional Kitchen portfolio has evolved to include models which are lighter, more energy-saving and that deliver better results. We’re committed to transitioning our existing models across to utilise this state-of-the-art technology and the new NE-1864 is the latest addition to the range of Inverter models, joining the NE-1878 and NE-SCV3.

Panasonic’s Inverter technology allows operators to cook, reheat or defrost food without creating cold spots or overcooking edges; at an accurate power level – when requesting 60% power, the oven delivers 60% power for the entire duration of the cooking time chosen; no matter what power level is selected; giving better, more even cooking results.

To find out more about Panasonic and its range of accelerated ovens, please email commercial.ovens@eu.panasonic.com or visit www.panasonic.co.uk/professionalkitchen