“So what is your favourite product in the catalogue?” This is probably the most common question I am asked and one which I find enjoyable to discuss. There is a huge variety of products in the Nisbets catalogue, from everyday teaspoons to large powerful ovens which can cook a roast chicken in minutes, so it’s a tough one to answer.
Let me introduce myself, my name is Richard and I head up
the product training team at Nisbets. I’ve worked for the company for nearly
five years now, but before I worked in a number of different roles in food
service operations.
This role at Nisbets means I get to see and experiment with
tomorrows catering equipment before anyone else in the trade, an added bonus!
For example, I’ve already explored the Waring food processor (GG561) which
still hasn’t been published in the catalogue yet. If you are interested you can
watch a sneak preview of it in action on our Nisbets YouTube channel. It’s a fantastic product featuring all the attachments;
the whipping disk is especially amazing.
To keep my knowledge current, I also work as a chef a couple
of evenings a week in a fine dining restaurant. I’m sure my wife thinks I’m mad
doing this, but the truth is being a chef isn’t a career or a job, it’s a
lifestyle. I was hooked the moment I stepped into the kitchens. From
the aromas of cocottes cooking in thyme and garlic, the hum of the extraction
fan pulling steam off the stoves, and the banter of a team that had clearly
mastered a form of unspoken communication as they all seamlessly delivered
their food simultaneously from different sections of the kitchen. I found the
atmosphere addictive and I’m sure the same passion drives other chefs to work long
hours while chasing their perfect dishes too.
Apart from my trusted serrated 1905 Dick knife (DL321) and
my all round favourite Tsuki Chef’s knife (CF841) which travels with me to
every kitchen, the one product I have to choose to be my favourite would be the
humble grillstone (L402). This to me is a perfect tool.
Although I love the hustle and bustle of service that keeps
the adrenaline flowing, it’s the end of service when the rush is over and the
energy wavers when the dreaded clean down happens. In my mind anything that can
make it easier is worth its weight in gold.
Scrubbing a solid top range after a gruelling service is
both time consuming and hard work, but after a quick wipe down with a decent
scrubber (J867) to help remove any initial grease, a few pushes back and forth with
the grillstone (L402) saves me a tonne of elbow grease and offers up a clean
cooking surface that any Commi would be proud of. So this is why product L402
tops my list.
What’s your favourite Nisbets product?
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