Henny Penny CLIMAPLUS LCG - Manual (Page 28)

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Rethermalizing
Rethermalizing is a cooking application that utilizes a combination of moist
and dry heat plus ClimaPlus Control to maintain flavor and textures when
bringing chilled cooked foods back up to serving temperatures.
Advantages
■ Different food products can be reheated without being covered.
■ Perfect mode for re-heating ingredients, servings or meals previously cooked and
chilled as part of a cook/chill production process.
■ Whole meals can be plated and chilled in quantity on special racks that roll
directly from the blast chiller into the ClimaPlus Combi for rethermalizing.
■ Allows more efficient use of time to prepare dishes and trays ahead of time.
■ Less shrinkage.
Menu suggestions
■ Starters, appetizers–pasta, vegetable dishes, macaroni & cheese, casseroles, spring
rolls, etc.
■ Entrees–roasts, pasta, casseroles, chilled or frozen meat and fish, chilled or frozen
prepared entrees, stuffed vegetable dishes.
■ Sides–rice and rice dishes, vegetables, noodles, new potatoes, potatoes au gratin,
potato pancakes, fries, etc.
■ Desserts–fruit pies, cheese cakes, stewed fruit, etc.
Tips
■ Proper rethermalizing temperatures will vary depending on type of food.
■ Generally, a ClimaPlus Control setting of 60% humidity or lower is
recommended for rethermalizing.
■ Rethermalizing times depend on the type of food, the beginning internal
temperature and the number of plates of pans in the load. Times should be
from 5 to 8 minutes.
■ Use probe cooking with the IQT Sensor when practical. Ideal serving
temperatures are easier to achieve.
■ Re-heating plated servings is more efficient, especially when preparing meals in
volume.
■ Use special mobile oven rack designed to hold plates for rethermalizing. Racks
roll from blast chiller or walk-in directly into the ClimaPlus Combi. Fitted
thermal covers are available to keep plates on rack warm for short periods or
during transport.
■ Make sure food is arranged evenly on plates.
■ Sauces should be poured over product prior to re-heating or on side after
re-heating.
COOKING MODES