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AHG EXPO SHOWCASE
EFFICIENT SPACE UTILISATION
WITH SMALL FOOTPRINT
Stoddart are Australia’s premier metal fabricators,
engineers and suppliers of food service equipment.
Founded in Queensland in 1959, Stoddart now
manufacture and import a large range of equipment
for food service applications in their 22,500 m2
manufacturing facility in Brisbane. In addition,
Stoddart’s warehouses and sales teams in Sydney,
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth ensure all regions
of Australia are covered. With over 50 years in the
marketplace, it is incredible to see that Stoddart are
still innovating and leading the industry forward.
In the modern catering and food service sector,
there is a capital element to be considered: space
organisation. To reduce operational costs, allocated
space has been getting smaller. To address this issue
requires a new way of thinking about equipment: multifunction,
efficient, space saving.
In one word: Kompatto.
Being launched by Stoddart in March, the Kompatto
comprises all the cooking modes of a great
professional oven, while packing them into a 519mm
wide footprint. This is space optimisation at its finest,
utilising 40% less space than a conventional combi
oven, allowing more work space without any loss
in production.
Although considered to be of superior quality, “dry”
steam is not always suited to every food type and
desired result. When cooking large food items or
food with particularly dense fibres, it is advisable to
use steam with the proper degree of hydration and
penetration, which will cook the food faster while
preserving the tenderness. So far, the only patented
Steam Tuner system provided by the Kompatto oven
can deliver options for steam.
Kompatto ovens allow the user to determine both the
quantity and the quality of the steam in the cooking
chamber. The Steam Tuner system allows the user to
adjust the degree of steam hydration to the precise
level of dryness or humidity to provide the desired
result.
Also, the Kompatto’s unique Meteo humidity
control system allows for precise and efficient water
consumption with minimal waste. Additionally, the
water needed to reduce steam condensation is used
in a more economical way, reducing consumption
even further.
Like all Stoddart products, the Kompatto is a robust
unit that is built to last and has therefore been
confidently backed with a solid 24-month warranty.
To discover more about this unique product, or to
see a demonstration in one of Stoddart’s operational
demonstration kitchens in each state office,
call 1300 79 1954 or email info@stoddart.com.au
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