Author
Damien Wilde
If you are looking to improve the flavour, texture and overall quality of your signature dishes.
But what does sous-vide even mean and why would you cook using this technique?
Sous-vide — or French for “under vacuum” was originally developed in France by Georges Pralus during the early 1970’s. [ Read More ]
Author
Damien Wilde
Classeq by name. Classic design by nature.
We are proud to unveil the latest ranges from the cleaning champion – Classeq – which includes both dishwashers and glasswashers that are perfect for all manner of locations.
You owe it to your customers to ensure you have the best quality cleaning device in your kitchen, bar, restaurant or food service business.
Author
Damien Wilde
The left handed community it seems are severely under-represented in the catering world it seems, with very few pieces of commercial catering equipment being designed for usage for left handed individuals — scissors and some cutting tools being the exception.
Prodis — now the champion of left handers all over the commercial catering trade — have released a brand new bottle cooler that is specifically designed for left hand usage.
This might not seem like a big deal for those of us right handed folk, but we assure you that this is a bold move. [ Read More ]
Author
Damien Wilde
Unfortunately for the sinks and plugholes of Great Britain, we have a habit of washing down the odd thing that we probably shouldn’t, and sometimes with disastrous results.
For most of us, the thought of binning the little bits of left over food on our plates is usually an afterthought, we simply washing it down the plughole and hope for the best.
Well that’s really what we should be doing at all, but we’ve found a list of the worst foods you can possibly attempt to wash away.
Author
Damien Wilde
Carb loading can cause you to get sleepy, but wait, we’ve got more information and food advice that contradicts almost everything we have been taught or learnt.
This time we’re being told that it’s probably the protein in our diet that is causing our afternoon energy slump.
And here we were, thinking that a big bowl of carbohydrates was destroying our late afternoon energy levels.
Author
Damien Wilde
If you’ve ever thought “my olive oil isn’t quite what the Greek gods would be proud of”, well a Stockholm based olive producer has taken our lust for all things godlike to a new level.
Olive oil producer, Myst, has developed a brand new virgin olive oil infused with 24 karat gold flakes.
Organically cultivated in the historic olive groves of Mount Olympus, in central Greece, this is clearly the olive oil that Zeus himself would be drizzling on his salads. [ Read More ]
Author
Damien Wilde
It has been a common theme over the past couple of years, but Britain’s food waste has reached tipping point.
So much so, that after noticing their food waste increasing to an eye-watering 600kg per week, one Dundee-based Indian buffet has decided to impose fines on wasteful customers.
Could this be a great way to help reduce the waste in buffets up and down the British Isles? [ Read More ]
Author
Damien Wilde
An American study has found that men will overeat to the extreme as they feel it makes them appear more masculine.
Whilst we cannot speak for all males, we think the research carried out by Cornell University, New York, is pretty much spot on based upon our own experiences… [ Read More ]
Author
Damien Wilde
One of the most useful, simple and versatile pieces of kitchen kit that you will ever own, the slow cooker – despite a resurgence in popularity – is a criminally underused item in almost all home and commercial kitchens.
Designed to simmer food over a longer period than when boiling or searing, this means that food made with a slow cooker tends to be richer and much more flavoursome.
To help you get serious with your slow cooker, we have taken a few classic recipes and made a few tweaks of our own that we think you will absolutely adore.
Author
Damien Wilde
Public Health England under the guise of their Change4Life branding, has launched a campaign to help us work out just what exactly we are eating on a daily basis.
The campaign – dubbed Be Good Smart – includes a mobile application for both iOS and Android, and gives us an indication of how much salt, sugar and saturated fats are in our common food items.
With a particular focus on the children of Great Britain, it also provides easy and fun ways to help your children make healthier food choices… [ Read More ]
