What are the latest trends?

What ingredients are currently "making waves" throughout the restaurant landscape and why is it their time to "shine"?

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Permalink Reply by Kristin S on February 13, 2008 at 1:11pm

Induction, induction, induction... I say!
It's brilliant, especially for smaller kitchens with low-qualified staff... here's why-
All you need is an outlet, can be moved around so doesn't take up permanent room, keeps the lesser intelligent employees from burning themselves.
I'll quote from this website http://theinductionsite.com/how-induction-works.shtml
"As we said, cooking is the application of heat to food. Food being prepared in the home is very rarely if ever cooked on a rangetop except in a cooking vessel of some sort--pot, pan, whatever. Thus, the job of the cooker is not to heat the food but to heat the cooking vessel--which in turn heats and cooks the food. That not only allows the convenient holding of the food--which may be a liquid--it also allows, when we want it, a more gradual or more uniform application of heat to the food by proper design of the cooking vessel."

You can find that item pictured above at:
http://www.servu-online.com/Countertop-Induction-Ranges/Cadco-CADC-...

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Permalink Reply by Big Mike on February 24, 2008 at 6:13pm

Kristin,

thank you for the information and the attached article on how it works was fantastic.

ThNks again.

Big Mike

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Permalink Reply by Kristin S on February 25, 2008 at 6:02am

no prob!

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Permalink Reply by Adam R. Cox on February 24, 2008 at 8:18pm

You should really look into EVO Flattop Grills. They come in all sizes. Plus they are expanding their lines. You can have indoor and outdoor versions.
http://www.evo-web.com/i

I have one at home and I can cook, baste, fry, saute, warm, flambe, bake anything on there.

If your in the kitchen and have one, you can warm food, warm plates, finish anything.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Zwerling on February 25, 2008 at 8:21am

Yes induction has its applications, but for volume and the true social aspect of cooking which lend itself to pure convivial engagement of your guests....Evo is your stage!