Edited by Paul Henry
SHARP SHOWCASES NEW COMMERCIAL RICE COOKER
Easy-to-use Product Quickly Cooks All Types of Rice for High-Volume Food Services
To help meet the growing demand for perfectly cooked rice in diverse food service operations, Sharp Electronics Corporation is showcasing a new Commercial Rice Cooker at the 2003 Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo. Consumption of rice in the United States has increased in the last 20 years according to the USA Rice Federation, and Sharp has created a top of the line product to help restaurants meet consumer demand.
“Rice has taken center stage at meal time since many menu items, such as paella and sushi, use rice as the main ingredient,” said Joy Daniel, Associate Director, Product Development, Sharp Electronics. “Our commercial cooker is designed for restaurants that want to expand their menu to include rice. It is easy to use, clean and has an extra large capacity to meet the demands of both large and small food service providers.”
Sharp’s commercial rice cooker (model KSH-777DW) has a 1700 watt cook cycle and can hold up to 360-ounces of cooked rice – enough for 120 3-ounce servings. It features a cool touch outside coating, cool touch handles, an easy to clean smooth inner bowl and the ability to cook different types of rice, including short, medium, long, long converted and brown rice.
Sharp’s commercial rice cooker offers the following additional features:
- One-Touch Operation – One button begins full cook or keep warm cycle
- Quick Cooking- from 30 to 60 minutes depending on kind and quantity of rice
- Automatic Keep Warm - as soon as cooking ends, gentle even low- wattage Keep Warm begins
- Thermostatically Controlled – Keeps temperature ideal for optimal rice cooking
- Detailed Operation Manual
Sharp's commercial rice cooker model KSH-777DW is available through commercial
microwave oven distributors. It complies with UL and CUL Standards and have
National Sanitation Foundation certification.
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