The oven is the workhorse of the bakery, and often the most valuable piece of equipment! After all, the production output of a bakery is usually controlled by the capacity of the oven. Eventually, all bakeries reach a point when they need to invest in new and more efficient machinery, and for a high-speed [...]
Artisan breads are unique, natural and tasty. Items in this category include crusty baguettes, pretzel buns, focaccia and naturally leavened multigrain bread. They use simple ingredients and are often described as country style or rustic. When thinking about these breads, we conjure up images of craft bakers using traditional stone hearth ovens. Benchmark Technology [...]
Hybrid Ovens What are Hybrid Ovens? Hybrid ovens combine different types of heating systems into one unit. In baking operations, hybrid ovens use conventional heat transfer mechanisms, plus dielectric heating. This is another form of electromagnetic radiation that includes microwave and radio-frequency (RF) heating.1,2 This synergy in heating provides bakers with many [...]
Convection Oven What is a Convection Oven? A convection oven uses fans to circulate hot air around the product placed on racks in the baking chamber. This is the convective component of heat transfer. Convection ovens are perfect for baking small-sized goods such as pastry and other products that are baked free-standing [...]
Gas fired ovens are a popular choice in the baking industry, mostly because of the options they provide for specific kinds of baked goods. They fall into two types, which each deliver heat differently. Direct gas fired ovens transfer heat by radiation from flames, electric resistances, and hot surfaces. On the other hand, indirect gas fired ovens [...]
Bread Processing Also known as bread manufacture process What is Bread Processing? Traditionally, the term “bread processing” was used by high-speed bakers to assess the contribution of moulding or makeup stages of dough to the manufacture of bread. Today, it’s a broader term describing the overall manufacturing process of breads and buns. [...]
Oven Design What is Oven Design? Ovens are an integral component of food and other manufacturing processes. Their design takes into consideration the overall plant layout as well as the type and estimated production volume. In baking operations, ovens are responsible for transferring heat to bring dough pieces to baking temperatures. Baking [...]
When it comes to picking an oven, there options on top of options. So right now I’m going to focus on gas-fired ovens. The question is, a direct or indirect gas-fired oven? Does it make that much of a difference? You bet it does! The difference lies in how heat is delivered and transferred. A indirect [...]
