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Why I chose a Henry Nuttall Range By Anish Khinda at Shortstown Foodbar
Why did you want to change your old range? We launched Shortstown Food Bar on June 15th 2015 and after 8 months of trading, we won the “Chip Shop of The Year” award for Bedfordshire. As we approach our 5-year anniversary and we have seen the business grow from strength to strength we felt the time was now right for a complete refurbishment to take our shop to that next level. The frying range was the main reason for the refurbishment as we needed something that offered high efficiency, oil filtration and looked the part. What made you choose Henry Nuttall?? One of the hardest parts of the refurbishment was picking the right type of range for our shop and there were a lot of factors when deciding. We held meetings with 4 frying range companies before making the decision to go with Henry Nutall. The main reason for our decision was that from the very first meeting we held with Henry Nutall we felt reassured in the quality of the equipment that was on offer and confident the range would meet all of the requirements we needed. We also instantly fell in love with the look and design of the frying range and in particular the curved glass on the food cabinet displays. This feature really stood out as it gave a unique vision of our food from a customer’s perspective. The level of service & communication from them has been absolutely first class! How has your experience been since the frying range? I didn’t think I could love my job more than I already did, however, since having our new “workhorse” installed I feel a new sense of pride and ambition. It has allowed us to switch over the basket frying/blanching our chips. I almost regret leaving it this long to make the change
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as the quality in frying this way is second to none. Whether a customer comes on a Monday lunchtime or peak time on a Friday evening every portion of chips we serve out is fresh, piping hot and almost cooked to order. It has also reduced the waste in chips as they never sit in the chip box too long. What’s the biggest difference with the new range? One of the biggest differences I have seen is the consistency in the food we are cooking. The oil temperature management on each pan is very precise whereas my old range would often overshoot, and this meant frying could become tricky at times. We now spend more time interacting with customers etc as the food is cooking on timers and needs the occasional check as opposed to constantly. I can’t believe how often I had to change the oil in my old range. We had no filtration system all 3 pans would need changing at least once per week. The new range offers a triple filtration system which gives me great control on oil management which results in great savings on the amount of oil we are now using. With the high-efficiency pans, we are now able to keep up with our peak times of service. Previously we could struggle at times waiting for the oil to reach frying temperature. Instead, we are now able to confidently promote the business and serve more customers.
Contact For more information on our Frying Ranges or for a free site survey, please call us on 01909 560808 or you can email us on sales@henrynuttall.co.uk
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