Five advantages of cook and chill

Commercial kitchens are always time-pressed to deliver high-quality dishes efficiently and consistently. Fortunately, Electrolux Professional’s SkyLine Cook-and-Chill solution allows for dishes to be prepared in advance, refrigerated, and reheated on order. Featuring a combi oven and blast chiller, our cook-and-chill solution, facilitated by technology, provides seamless communication between the oven and chiller, reducing user intervention and attention. Whether you manage a quick or full-service restaurant, care home, school, hospital, or institutional catering, explore our 5 cook-and-chill advantages to optimize productivity, reduce waste, and ensure food quality and safety.

The cook-and-chill process enables chefs and staff to prepare menus in advance during off-peak hours, leading to increased productivity and time savings. Facilitating large batches of food preparation in advance, cooking, and cooling them for storage, the cook-and-chill process promotes efficient and effective use of staff.

Commercial kitchens are notoriously high-stress environments that constantly demand high-quality dishes to be prepared consistently and quickly. Prioritizing chefs’ health and welfare, the cook-and-chill solution can help reduce prolonged high stress levels associated with health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. During off-peak hours, chefs can prepare dishes that only require reheating before they are served. By adopting these time-saving methods, chefs can operate at a less frenzied pace, contributing to a healthier work culture. Stress is not conducive to great-tasting food.

With the SkyLine Cook-and-Chill solution, food can be cooked ahead of time and rapidly cooled using our blast chiller for storage. This rapid cooling process extends the shelf life of the food, streamlines processes and provides the most convenient time for chefs and kitchen staff to prepare food. This ensures that food quality and safety are maintained while reducing waste and saving time, maximizing return on investment.

Food quality is of utmost importance to Electrolux Professional and we ensure it is uncompromised with our cook-and-chill process. Despite rapid cooling and reheating, dishes retain the essential characteristics of freshly cooked food including flavor, texture, appearance, and nutritional value – minimizing food wastage. Furthermore, dishes that are stored for a few days are safe to be served as the rapid cooling prevents the growth of bacteria and pathogens, ensuring that food is safe for consumption, and reducing the risk of foodborne illnesses.

Ultimately, Electrolux Professional’s cook-and-chill method is a smart time-management solution that has revolutionized the operations of owners, staff and customers. Rather than only managing peak-hour productivity, the cook-and-chill method enables staff to work at a steady pace throughout the week. Coupled with the increased food safety and extended shelf life, it also supports better quality dishes and more attentive kitchen staff.