QHA November 2017

LATEST & GREATEST
THE TOAST OF THE TOWN
‘A TOASTED SANDWICH PLEASE’: THE CLARION
CALL THAT CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR HOTEL.
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The demand for the right mix of crunchy-creamy-ooze
factor is real.
The quintessential snack, that can slide from breakfast,
to lunch, dinner and beyond, is the quest.
Much more than bread, cheese, fillings and fixings, the
secret sauce is the equipment. And it’s Weatherdon’s
Nero Contact Grill, specifically designed for the hotel
industry by Sydney’s Cube industrial design team, that
separates the grommets from the gourmets.
“Toasting and grilling can get messy. When we
designed the product we started by thinking about
the function first and then how form relates, says
Paul Cohen who, as director of Cube Design, has
been designing kitchen equipment for most of his 30
year career. In that time he has won a slew of awards
including the prestigious Red Dot and Design Awards
Australia.
“There are details only a designer would focus on. It
starts with the cleaning, which I thought about long
and hard. Evidence is that all the surfaces are flush to
minimise grime and removable, dishwasher-safe grillplates
slip off easily.
“A big part of the project was getting the grill-size right,
hence the little chamfers at the edges so food can’t
roll off. Typically an edge would run vertically but we
changed that to angles, again it minimises cleaning.
“Weighting the lid is also a consideration as the top
tray needs the pressure for the thicker breads and
buns or larger cuts of sausages or meat.”
Weatherdon’s Managing Director, Robert Weatherdon
said, “Our clients appreciate the criteria that goes into
designing a robust, yet streamlined product that can
stand the heat of the commercial kitchen. Another
example of detail is that the Nero Grill has a quick
reference guide fixed to the outside of the machine
as most hotels don’t keep or even read instruction
booklets.”
From baguettes to buns or the humble loaf, lower
temperatures and slower cooking up the ooze-factor.
No matter if the call is for a jaffle, panini, toastie, sanga,
croque monsieur or welsh rarebit the most popular item
on the menu is now the toast of the town.
FACTS AND FEATURES
• Auto-off timer
• Heat-control dial
• Glass lid
• Floating hinge adjusts lid height
• Fully opens for 2 cooking plates
• Non-stick hot plates
• Indicator lights
• 2000W
A family-owned and operated business established in
1975, R. Weatherdon & Co is the preferred supplier to
over 1,600 hotels in Australia and New Zealand.
www.weatherdon.com.au