New technologies for business: rules for implementation and examples of innovative ideas. “Innovation is not just installed equipment or new forklifts, but equipment that has been successfully implemented and brings profit to the company
Vacuum marinating unitCookvak. This is a unique invention of Spanish chefs: a compact device for preparing food and soaking it in a liquid medium in a vacuum. Cookvak is a vacuum cooker that artificially creates low pressure in the absence of oxygen, which significantly reduces the temperature of frying or sautéing while preserving the texture, color and nutrients of the product. In the Cookvak device you can fry at a temperature of 90°C, which increases the shelf life of the oil by 7 - 8 times.
Homogenizer companyPacojet(packojet). The essence of the device is that the product, placed in a special container, is frozen to a temperature of -20-22°C. Then the container is connected to the pacojet, while the product is crushed and whipped into a homogeneous mass with a consistency corresponding to sorbet. Using this device, adherents of “molecular gastronomy” prepare ice cream with the taste of borscht, crab and other products. Pacojet can also be used to prepare various pureed soups.
The manufacturer's know-how lies in the special strength of the design of the chopping knives and highest speed processing necessary to ensure that the product does not have time to defrost and thaw. Otherwise, the device resembles the design of the well-known culinary blender.
Pacojetting (ice mixing)- technolia, which gets its name from the pacojet.
Cappuccino maker used to create foam (espuma) immediately before serving the dish to the consumer.
Dewar flask– designed for storing and freezing culinary products in liquid nitrogen. If you keep the product inside a Dewar flask, the tissues and cells of the product are frozen so much that they become extremely fragile when in contact with oxygen. This occurs due to the fact that during freezing, nitrogen displaces atmospheric air, filling the intercellular space. Products completely frozen in liquid nitrogen will disintegrate into tiny particles in 20-30 minutes.
Thermomixer is a mini-boiler for cooking with a mixing function. The uniqueness of the device is that the design of the thermomixer knives allows you to process both frozen foods and products with a delicate structure, for example, boiled pasta. The thermomixer bowl heats up to 120°C, which allows you to melt butter, chocolate, caramel, as well as prepare sauces, puree soups, mousses, pastes, and fondants. The device carries out the following operations: boils, prepares emulsion mixtures, homogenizes, sautes, blanches, grinds, stews, caramelizes.
Termomix technology is the mixing and chopping of dish components under constant heating.
Device for creating aroma (Aromasmoker) makes it possible to add any flavor to dishes at low temperatures without smoke formation or at high temperatures with smoke formation. By adjusting the knob, you can create any temperature. You can vaporize various herbs and spices, as well as, for example, beech leaves, adding 1-2 drops of essential oil. When the required temperature is reached, the herb disc should be filled to half its volume with dry and finely chopped material. The filled disk is placed into the machine and the expected result is immediately obtained.
Aroma distiller– an installation for separating a mixture of volatile liquids into its components by evaporation using heat, followed by condensation of the resulting vapors. The process is based on the varying ability of substances to transform into a vapor state depending on temperature and pressure. Scientific gastronomy uses the distillation of aromatic substances at very low pressure. The evaporated liquid moves from the heated vessel into a spiral tube, where it cools and enters the storage flask. For example, when heating strawberry puree with the addition of cayenne pepper in the flask of an aroma distiller (temperature 60°C, heating time 120 minutes), an aroma extract is obtained that can be added to pastry cream, fruit salads, drinks, etc. The shelf life of the extract is quite long, since prolonged heating at pasteurization temperature helps to destroy pathogenic microorganisms.
Smoke apparatus (Jetsmoker). The device is filled with a special powder and turned on. After a while, smoke will come out of the tube. They can fill the space above the dish under the lid and give the dish a unique taste.
pH – kit. It can measure the exact pH value of a dish or individual ingredients. This is especially important for gelling processes. Deviations in pH in one direction or another can have negative consequences.
Tool for forming “eggs”. This is an eight-fold syringe. With its help you can produce 8 eggs at once.
Based on materials from foreign sites.
The modern world is replete with problems that require simple and effective solutions. I really hope that each of you is ready to offer the world something new and unusual. A. Dolgoruky. Website project editor
An entrepreneur should not be concerned by the fact that every year a huge number of innovative competing companies appear on the market, since the growth of consumer needs is increasing at an even faster pace.
No single company can satisfy all the diversity of needs and demands of the population, so with a good idea, each entrepreneur can carve out his own small niche.
The secret of success is quite simple- look for simple solutions to existing problems. An excellent example in this case the company is " Windshield Wonder", which has developed an unusual cleaning product inner surface car windshield. You, most likely, have repeatedly encountered a similar problem, and perhaps found your own solution for it, however, you did not consider it necessary to create your own business, but in vain...
On this moment the best strategy Achieving financial success for small businesses is the introduction of innovative solutions and technologies. Using this approach, a small company can acquire an extensive client base and start receiving a stable income.
Below is a list of the ten most successful innovative companies that managed to achieve impressive results in 2013.
Innovative business ideas. The basis for success.
Yardarm Technologies Company
The issue of disarmament of the US population has not been so pressing over the past several decades. The reason for this phenomenon was the increase in cases of mass murders from firearms. While politicians were looking for a suitable solution, entrepreneurs developed a wireless device that allows the gun owner to remotely lock the trigger.
In the event that a weapon falls into the hands of third parties, a notification is sent to its owner’s phone, after which the trigger can be securely locked by pressing a single telephone button. The cost of using the remote locking service is $10-$12 per year, and the device can be purchased for as little as $50.
Able Planet Company
Before the advent of Able Planet, the hearing aid market lacked devices for people with normal hearing. Now anyone can purchase a device that can significantly increase the power of auditory perception.
The hearing aid from Able Planet is miniature in size and suitable for use in different situations when it is impossible to hear the interlocutor’s speech, for example, when communicating in a noisy bar, at a concert, at a busy conference.
SnuggWugg Company
Changing diapers is an extremely unpleasant task, even if the child is completely motionless. In practice, in most cases, the child tosses and turns and tries in every possible way to interfere with the caring parent. Lisa Hanson, an entrepreneur and young mother, was quite tired of this problem, so she invented an unusual a device that allows you to make the process of changing diapers several times easier and faster.
Bullet Designs Company
Most people have never thought that empty cartridge casings can be used as stylish jewelry. The creators of Bullet Designs have managed to turn ordinary bullet casings into elegant accessories for men and women. According to the founders of Bullet Designs, no one even suspected that their products will be wildly popular.
AquaStorage Company
When the public consciousness is filled with fears about the approaching end of the world, the demand for essential goods increases significantly. Noticing this pattern, an entrepreneur from Austin, Texas, invented an unusual container that can hold up to 240 liters of drinking water - an amount sufficient to support a family of four for two weeks.
Non-profit organization "VisionQuest 20/20"
Over the past few years, technology in the field of ophthalmology has made a real breakthrough. Unfortunately, the above progress has not affected the diagnosis of children's vision problems.
Having learned about this fact, the creators non-profit organization VisionQuest 20/20 decided to develop a game that would help detect vision problems in children.
After some time, a device called “EyeSpy 20/20” appeared, which can diagnose eyeball displacement, cataracts, myopia, astigmatism, amblyopia, as well as other diseases that can cause significant visual impairment in adulthood.
uAttend company
Products of the company "uAttend" allows the employer to accurately record the time employees are at work. The main idea is that a special application is installed on employees’ mobile devices, allowing them to mark the time they spend at work.
The entire process is carried out using a cloud service on the Internet. The company is also developing biometric scanners to eliminate the possibility of fraudulent activities by employees.
The service package provided by uAttend also includes software for counting wages based on hourly rate and hours worked.
Innovative equipment for small businesses
AMP Americas
AMP Americas manufactures high pressure natural gas cylinders. Despite the fact that this manufacturing industry has high competition and a large number of innovative companies, AMP Americas was able to introduce an unusual technology that makes it possible to extract flammable fuel from livestock waste.
In March 2013, the first information about this company appeared in the official press. The article talked about a small dairy farm that uses natural gas, obtained from cow dung using AMP Americas technology.
The gas produced is enough to satisfy the fuel needs of 42 trucks.
Hallettco Company
Hallettco produces equipment and accessories for outdoor activities. One of the popular products of this company is a fabric strap called “SquatStrap”.
According to the description taken from the official website of the company, SquatStrap provides protection to exposed skin from contact with bacteria, fungi, insects, rodents, and poisonous plants.
The SquatStrap is a small strap that is attached to a tree on one side and to the human body on the other. Everything ingenious is simple!
By now, we are already very familiar with 3D printing technology, which allows us to turn digital 3D models into real objects. Last year, Defense Distributed introduced the first pistol using this technology to the public.
Systems and Materials Research Consultancy Company decided to go even further and use 3D printing to produce food. Representatives of the company claim that they are at the origins of a new industry that can solve the problem of hunger on Earth.
What are innovative products, what criteria exist for classifying works, goods, and services as innovative? Are there differences in the definition of what constitutes innovative products within the framework of 44-FZ and 223-FZ? You will find the answers to these questions by reading the material to the end.
Innovative products within the framework of 44-FZ
The definition of “innovative products” is not contained in regulations RF. The Law “On Science and State Scientific and Technical Policy” dated August 23, 1996 No. 127-FZ contains the concept of “innovation”, which means the introduction of a new or significantly improved product (good, service) or a new process, a new method of sales, and new method organization of workplaces.
Based on it, innovative products must have the following quality: to be new, i.e. just put into use or be significantly improved compared to previous models.
Innovative products under 44-FZ, along with high-tech products, are a priority in government procurement. This principle is established by Art. 10 44-FZ. Information about its purchase is highlighted in a separate column in the procurement plan. It is acquired through a limited-participation competition or a two-stage competition.
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The list of innovative products under 44-FZ is contained in Appendix No. 2 to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 04.02.2015 No. 99. additional conditions to procurement participants. It should be noted that in this list Not only types of innovative products are listed, but also technically complex products and works, goods and services of a specialized nature.
An example of the latter are services for the health of children and the organization of their recreation. The list also includes:
- work on the design, construction and decommissioning of nuclear energy facilities;
- work on handling nuclear materials and radioactive waste;
- weapon repair work and military equipment, part of the nuclear weapons complex, etc.
Before posting the report to the Unified Information System, calculate the annual volume of purchases of innovative products, including among small and medium-sized businesses. Follow the deadlines, otherwise you will pay a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles.
Read who is required to draw up a report on the procurement of innovations, how to fill out and publish the document in the Unified Information System.
Purchase of innovative products under 223-FZ
All customers can purchase innovative high-tech products within the framework of Federal Law 223-FZ. In addition, Government Order No. 475-dated March 21, 2016 approved a list of legal entities that are required to purchase innovative products.
It currently includes 90 legal entities, including:
- PJSC Gazprom;
- PJSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines;
- OJSC "Russian railways" and others.
Clause 2, part 8.2, art. 3 223-ФЗ к specified persons assigned to JSC Federal Corporation for SME Development.
The volume of innovative products that the above-mentioned legal entities are required to purchase is established in the regulations approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 25, 2015 No. 1442. The annual volume of purchases by customers of innovative products must be determined as the value of contracts for innovative purchases for the previous year, increased by 10%. However, it cannot be less than 10% of the total value of all contracts issued based on the results of procurement for the reporting year.
The procurement plan for innovative products under 223-FZ was approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 17, 2012 No. 932. The procurement plan for innovative products of the above persons must contain a section on the purchase of works, goods, and services from SMEs in accordance with the approved list. The plan for the purchase of innovative products of high-tech products from customers included in the list approved by Order No. 475-r must include a list of innovative products under 223-FZ, which will be purchased from SMEs (Part 3.3 of Article 4 of 223-FZ).
Other customers place in the EIS a plan for innovative products for a period of 5-7 years. If a legal entity does not plan to conduct such purchases, it may publish a zero plan for the purchase of innovative products.
The procurement plan for innovative products includes:
- the cost of contracts concluded based on the results of the purchase of products included in the innovative product plan under 223-FZ for the previous year;
- the annual volume of purchases of innovative products, which are planned to be purchased in accordance with the draft plan for the purchase of innovative products;
- annual volume of purchases of innovative high-tech products, which are planned to be purchased only from SMEs, etc.
Annual report on the purchase of innovative products approved. Resolution No. 1442. The report on the procurement of innovative products consists of 3 parts:
- information about the customer,
- information on procurement of innovative products;
- information about these purchases made only from SMEs.
This is what the short procedure for purchasing innovative high-tech products looks like under 223-FZ.
Innovative and high-tech products criteria according to 223-FZ
The criteria for classifying high-tech products as innovative products are established by federal government bodies that carry out legal regulation in a certain field of activity. Therefore, there is no register for innovative products.
As an example, we will analyze the criteria for classification as innovative products, approved. by order of the Ministry of Transport dated August 25, 2015 No. 261. It contains the following criteria for innovative products:
- compliance of products with priority areas of development of science and technology of the Russian Federation (see Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated July 7, 2011 No. 899);
- scientific and technical novelty;
- introduction of work, goods, services in industry;
- positive economic effect from their implementation;
- knowledge intensity of products.
A product is classified as innovative if it meets all the given criteria.
Attached files
- Procurement plan for innovative products - sample.docx
- Annual report on the procurement of innovative products.docx
3D printers
Buy an inexpensive hobby-grade 3D printer, as well as components and consumables for a 3D printer possible in our scientific and technical center! You can purchase from us a completely ready-to-use 3D printer or a set of parts for its self-assembly. We carry out technical support and advise our clients throughout the entire life of the 3D printer.
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3D Printer Innovative equipment
one of the most inexpensive 3D printers in the hobby class of the Rep-Rap family. Great for learning the basics of 3D printing and making parts that don't require high precision. You can buy from us XYZ.01
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Desktop CNC machines
Desktop CNC milling machines can be purchased from our company! This equipment Perfect for small businesses and home use. We provide technical support and advise our clients throughout the entire life of the equipment.
To apply, please fill out form and send it to our email: [email protected]
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3D printer Innovative equipment
3 D-PrinterXYZ.02 – a new version 3D printer XYZ.01. It differs from its predecessor in its increased working area and high printing accuracy. This printer is easy to assemble and has increased structural rigidity. You can buy from usXYZ.02 fully assembled and ready for use, as well as a set of parts for self-assembly.
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CNC-Machine Innovative equipment
Compact milling machine with numeric program controlled general purpose (CNC, vertical milling, portal type). The machine is designed for 2D/3D processing of various materials - wood, plastic, textolite, non-ferrous metals. The machine can perform milling, drilling, engraving and cutting operations. The machine is easy to use and reliable.
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Auxiliary equipment
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Autoclaves and pressure cooking
Pressure cooking is a method of cooking food in a sealed vessel or pressure cooker that does not allow air or liquid to leave the high-pressure container. Since, with increasing pressure, the boiling point of the liquid moves upward, the temperature of the liquid inside the system can be increased to 100 °C. In this case, the liquid does not reach the boiling point. Most high-pressure cooking systems operate at an operating pressure of 15 psi, a standard established in the United States back in 1917. At this pressure, the liquid boils at a temperature of 125 °C. The increased temperature allows you to cook the product disproportionately faster than the standard method.
For example, chopped fresh cabbage is cooked within one minute, preserving the entire vitamin and flavor range of the product. Fresh green beans or small potatoes take about five minutes to cook, and a whole chicken up to 3 kilograms takes about 20 minutes. Another advantage of the autoclave cooking method is the achievement of the effect of stewing and slow boiling of the product in a very short time.
The prototype of the first autoclave was invented by the French physicist Denis Papin in 1679. Today, small installations are used by climbers to boil water at high altitudes. High in the mountains, water boils before reaching a temperature of 100 ° C, which prevents proper cooking and normal cooking of food, as Charles Darwin wrote in The Voyage of the Beagle.
Until recently, the autoclave method of cooking was considered very dangerous due to its explosion hazard. Modern autoclave cooking systems are equipped with multi-stage protection mechanisms, special locks and automatic shutdown systems.
Operating principle of the system:
Under normal conditions, heating water above the boiling point is impossible. Once the water temperature reaches 100 °C, the water stops heating. This occurs due to the intense evaporation of water during the heating process. The evaporation process itself requires almost all the heat, which causes the heating of the water to stop. If water boils for a long time, it completely turns into steam.
When water or liquid is boiled in an autoclave, the boiling point increases. As soon as the temperature of the soup or puree reaches 90° C, intense evaporation begins. Water vapor, being in fact gas, creates excess pressure in combination with temperature, which causes evaporation to stop. The higher the temperature, the higher the pressure in the system. The heat generated by increasing pressure is called latent heat and has a great penetrating force into the structure of microorganisms, destroying them even in a dormant state - in spores.
A similar process is easily achievable when preparing solid, non-cavernous foods. In the case of preparing spongy, cavernous products, you should choose a system with deep vacuuming of the tank. Residual oxygen content can help protect bacteria from destruction by providing thermal insulation for their membranes.
Modern autoclaves use fractional evacuation, which removes oxygen in several cycles, ensuring 100% steam penetration during the process of sterilization and homogenization of the product.
The main advantages of the autoclave cooking method
Cooking food using the autoclave method allows you to cook food many times faster, while maintaining all the nutritional properties of the product.
Pressure
Steaming food with high blood pressure- This is the most dietary way of preparing food. High pressure promotes the release of natural juices from the product, allowing you to cook dishes at high temperatures in its own juice. High-pressure cooking allows food that has been vacuum-packed or previously frozen to “repair” damaged tissue.
Steam
Super-heated steam generated at high pressure elevated temperatures allows you to cook from 3 to 10 times faster. High-temperature steam processing allows you to cook without salt, with a minimum amount of oil, sugar, flavorings and flavor enhancers, less aging and drying out while maintaining fresh taste.
Nutrients
Low fat content
Pressure cooking is essentially the process of cooking low-fat food. Hot steam drains fat from the microfibers of the product, releasing it into the surrounding liquid environment.
Product disinfection
Mold and yeast
Mold is a fungus that grows like silky threads and appears on the product in the form of a fluff. Some types of mold produce mycotoxins that are hazardous to health. Mold can grow and grow in acids that protect us from bacteria. Mold decomposes food into enzymes and makes it unfit for food. The acid partially neutralizes the harmful effects of mold. Mold and yeast are destroyed at temperatures between 60-87 degrees
Vegetable and fruit ripening chambers
Vegetable and fruit ripening chambers are used in agriculture our country for more than 60 years. The technology of “artificial aging” of vegetables and fruits has been used for a long time. About 95% of all fruits sold in the Russian Federation from November to June undergo special processing in ripening chambers. This is due to the fact that the lifespan of a ripe vegetable or fruit does not exceed 1.5-2 weeks and, assuming that you decide to eat an avocado brought from Morocco, such an avocado will be very expensive. It will have to be transported by air.
In reality, most vegetables and fruits from abroad come to our country by sea in special containers and tankers, in the holds of which special climatic conditions are created regulated conditions, contributing not only to good preservation of products, but also to their ripening. Compact cameras ripening is practically not carried out in the world, since the volumes of processed vegetables and fruits are measured not in kilograms - but in tens and hundreds of tons. How the ripening chamber “works” and what is the chemical and biological nature of the processes occurring in it. Ethylene (C2H4) is most often used to carbonate fruits. This gas is one of the phytohormones (i.e., a substance produced endogenously by the plant) and is therefore non-toxic. Green fruits contain a lot of chlorophyll, starch and little sugar. Under the influence of ethylene, tannins and chlorophyll disappear, the fruits soften and ripen quickly. Ripening with ethylene is carried out in hermetically sealed chambers installed in heated rooms. The optimal humidity in the chambers is 85-95%.
For rapid ripening, the CO2 concentration in the chambers should be no more than 2%. There are a number of methods for using ethylene gas in ripening chambers. The most popular are the catalytic generator and flow systems. When using an ethylene supply system catalytic generator ethylene is produced on site: during the catalytic process in the ripening chamber, the liquid concentrate is converted into gaseous C2H4. The job of the ripening chamber operators is to connect the generator to the power supply, place the concentrate in it and turn on the generator.
Catalytic type generators based on the catalytic decomposition of a liquid mixture at high temperature. Currently, this is the main type of generator. They are easy to operate, well controlled, and therefore are used in automatic fruit aeration chambers. For catalytic type generators, special alcohol-containing mixtures are used, which release ethylene during thermal decomposition. These mixtures contain special additives that provide a high percentage of ethylene yield, as well as special additives - promoters, which ensure the safety of the catalyst in the gas generator. One of the most common mistakes is using pure alcohol to produce ethylene using a gas generator. In this case, the service life of the catalyst in the gas generator is sharply reduced, and the catalyst is poisoned.
Caution should be exercised against using pure ethylene gas cylinders as this is very dangerous and may cause an explosion. The slightest leak of ethylene can lead to the creation of an explosive concentration (ethylene explodes when mixed with air in a concentration of 2.8% to 28.6%).
A disadvantage of ethylene is also its volatility, so ethrel is sometimes used as an alternative to ethylene.
The use of etrel allows you to avoid the inconvenience associated with the use of ethylene. Unripe fruits are placed for 0.5 - 10 minutes in an etrel solution (0.25 - 4 g/l), then the fruits are kept for several days in a warm room. Etrel, entering plant tissue, releases bound ethylene, and the result is the same effect as when processing fruits in a chamber with ethylene.
Important information about ethylene
— Ethylene was used in the last century as a good antiseptic;
— At minimum temperatures, fruits and vegetables are usually indifferent to external processing ethylene;
— Ethylene can be harmful to some plants
Some plants, vegetables and fruits are extremely sensitive to the effects of ethylene. Ethylene gives rise to the aging process of plant cells; at a certain critical moment, aging brings a fruit or vegetable to a state of maximum ripeness. Having passed this point, the plant product undergoes decay and complete disappearance. The degree of harm caused to the product is determined by the amount of ethylene with which the product came into contact.
— Vegetables and fruits that contain and constantly emit ethylene (apples, avocados, bananas, melons, watermelons, peaches, pears, tomatoes) should be stored separately from vegetables and fruits susceptible to harmful effects ethylene (broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, greens, lettuce, etc.);
— Explosiveness of ethylene
Generally, the product of catalytic generators cannot reach explosive levels. The level of possible self-ignition is 200 times greater than the capabilities of the generator. Thus, in order to give ethylene the opportunity to ignite and explode, it is necessary to have 20-30 operating catalytic generators.
What products can ripen in ethylene?
Ethylene promotes ripening of tomatoes, bananas, citrus fruits, dates, persimmons, pears, apples, melons, watermelons, avocados, papaya
Can ethylene cause any harm to human health?
No! Ethylene is a colorless gas with a sweetish odor. Ethylene is quite explosive in concentrations above 3%. The ratio of 1 part ethylene to millions of parts air is enough to begin the ripening process.
Ice mixing
Ice mixers or package jets are used very actively today in Western Europe at the best culinary schools. The essence of the device is to whip absolutely any product, of any consistency, into a homogeneous mass in a frozen state. The final paste-like product has the consistency of sarbet. The operating principle of the ice mixer is fast processing with a special rotation speed of the nozzle and the special geometry of the whisk itself. Sarbets made this way are not always sweet. Famous chefs Blumenthal and Ferran Adria make fish ice mixes or sarbets from boiled vegetables.
The economic effect of an ice mixer dish is its uniqueness and organoleptic exclusivity at an extremely low material cost.
Low temperature heat treatment
Low-temperature heat treatment of meat products is the most progressive and economical approach to cooking. Long boiling of “problem” meat, not very good cuts with a large percentage“Trib” at a temperature of 55-63 ˚C allows you to untie the rigid interconnections of tissue knots and make the meat amazingly soft. Modern attachments for gastronomic containers with a rotary system of rotation of heating elements make it possible to easily and inexpensively solve the problem of implementation new technology in the kitchen. Now you don’t need to buy an expensive combi oven. The rotary attachment is attached to the sides of the pan or gastro container and, according to the specified controller program, boils the meat for 3-4 hours.
The greatest chef and innovator Heston Blument speaks of the low-temperature method of processing meat:
“I am often asked which kitchen tool is my favorite. This is a rather difficult question, since I have many of them - and they are all important. I name a thermometer, an accurate scale, and a mandoline grater... the list also includes a cocotte maker produced by Staub, which, like Le Creuset cookware, is nowadays underestimated and considered unfashionable, but in fact allows you to prepare a lot of delicious dishes .
Readers of my articles are familiar with how persistently I convince everyone of the merits of low-temperature cooking of meat, because it is this method of cooking that preserves the juiciness of meat. Now I will say something that will clearly contradict my previous statements.
Cooking meat is a very complex and delicate process. Low-temperature processing brings the best results in terms of tenderness of meat, but it also has disadvantages: this method cannot achieve a fried taste and a crispy crust. And because all the juices are stored in the meat, there is nothing to make sauce for the meat from... In the restaurant, we solved this problem by preparing all the meat sauces separately, from pieces processed under normal conditions. temperature conditions. Unfortunately, this is impossible to do at home, so you have to make a compromise, which is what a cocotte maker (a thick-walled pan with a lid for frying/stewing) allows.
Essentially, the process of cooking in a cocotte maker involves cooking meat, fish, vegetables or fruits under a tightly closed lid, so that all the aromatic vapors are retained and provide the basis for a delicious sauce. I bake pork fillet in a cocotte maker with amazing results. The same result can be achieved using a rotary nozzle.
Liquid nitrogen blast cooling
Japanese blast cooling chambers using liquid nitrogen allow you to cool soups, ready-boiled hot vegetables, boiled eggs, cooked meat and fish semi-finished products to a temperature of +6-10 degrees C in just 25 minutes!
Products are cooled to a temperature of minus 30-minus 45 degrees within one hour
Decarbonizer
A unique innovative device allows you to clean gastronorm containers within 20 minutes until they are completely sterile and shiny. The device has a zincrifuged chamber filled with hundreds of steel bearings.
