What are the best combi ovens for restaurants, bakeries and pastry shops?

Maybe you’re just starting a foodservice business and you’re not very familiar with commercial combi ovens, but you know they’re a popular choice for professional kitchens. Or maybe you need a quick refresher before you decide to upgrade your old convection oven and steamer. Whatever the reason, it won’t hurt to have a mini crash course on combis.

So, what is a combi oven? The answer is in the name! A combi oven is a type of oven that combines several types of cooking in one machine. This means that it is a type of professional oven that can grill, fry, roast, brown, smoke, steam and much more.

Combi ovens are a popular choice for restaurants because they allow the chef to prepare a wide range of food in different ways without sacrificing space or quality. Similarly, a combi oven can be ideal for bakeries and pastry shops because of its ability to use both convection and steam to cook evenly, achieving uniform results even in large quantities.

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A restaurant may have a very broad menu and include a variety of different dishes or be specialised in only one type of cuisine. The menu may also be fixed or variable depending on the season. The offer of a restaurant, therefore, can be rich and varied, which is why the choice of the most suitable combi oven is essential.

The most appropriate professional combi oven for most restaurants will have to meet the following requirements and be able to:

- perform different types of cooking that not only support the current menu but also expand it if necessary; 

 - guarantee reliable performance in all situations;

 - ensure easy and intuitive use by anyone in the kitchen, regardless of their level of experience with the oven;

- allow any operator to create customised programmes or use cooking pre-sets saved by the restaurant's Head Chef;

- ensure efficient performance so that water and energy consumption during each cooking process is minimised.

For bakeries and pastry shops, the combi-oven is one of the main tools used throughout the day in the workshop. The oven must therefore not only be reliable and durable, but also work consistently and efficiently. 

The ideal commercial combi oven for every pastry and bakery must:

- guarantee precise temperature and humidity control in the baking chamber;

- be able to bake from fresh dough and from frozen dough with repeatable, uniform results on every baking tray;

- manage the baking of delicate foods such as pastry products;

- have an intelligent yet easy-to-use design for every operator in the kitchen;

- offer the possibility to work with 100% customisable cooking programmes but also to cook with pre-sets created by the Head Pastry Chef;

- ensure efficient performance to reduce water and energy consumption in every situation. 

If you are looking for a commercial combi oven for a restaurant or a gastronomy then our oven CHEFTOP MIND.Maps™ PLUS is the one for you. It is an intelligent and versatile oven, equipped with an automatic cleaning system that allows you to cook even more fatty and elaborate foods. The ovens in this line are available in both electric and gas versions, giving you the freedom to choose depending on the layout of your kitchen. 

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If, on the other hand, you are looking for a combi oven for a bakery or pastry shop, then the best choice in your case is our BAKERTOP MIND.Maps™PLUS. An oven designed to guarantee maximum baking performances and ensure complete control of the humidity percentage inside the chamber thanks to the AIR.Maxi multi-fan and auto-reverse system. It is perfect for preparing leavened (and non-leavened) products such as cakes and breads and is available in both a 4 to 10 tray countertop version and a 16 tray trolley version.

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But that's not all, because you'll be ablet to take advantage of the unique benefits guaranteed by Unox for each purchase of its products:

- the possibility to test the oven before purchasing it with your recipes directly at your premises;

- an extended warranty period of up to 4 years;

- a complete initial training by UNOX Active Marketing Chefs and a guaranteed support service by the retailer;

- the ability to connect the oven to mobile devices and monitor the oven's operating conditions, its consumption and HACCP data in real-time, obtaining useful information to constantly improve its performance;

- take advantage of Artificial Intelligence functions aimed at optimising each cooking process, containing costs and simplifying the daily routine of every chef.

Take a look at the latest addition to the UNOX line of combi ovens: CHEFTOP -X™ for gastronomies and restaurants, and BAKERTOP-X™ for bakeries and pastry shops. These products not only ensure excellent baking performance but also integrate new intelligent features never before seen on any other professional oven.

Read our article on CHEFTOP -X™ and BAKERTOP-X™ to find out everything you need to know about their performances and innovative features!