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Step Inside a Sous Vide Kitchen

September 29, 2021
Salmon in bag for sous vide cooking

Sous vide is a hot trend in food service. It allows commercial kitchens to have 50% less staff, 70% reduction in cooking times and 0% waste. An assembly methodology to cooking using a sous vide approach has other benefits, too. See the benefits and how the kitchen differs from a traditional commercial kitchen. 

Sous vide cooking does not require:
  • A meat slicer
  • Ventilation that typically runs over a grill and through the roof
  • A grill with a grease trap
  • Food prep areas—food is already prepared

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Diagram of a sous vide kitchen set up
A commercial sous vide kitchen includes:
  • Sous vide bags
  • Sous vide precision cooking technology
  • Quality, natural ingredients flash frozen to preserve nutrients, flavor and texture
  • An entire menu of items, including meals, sandwiches, salads and garnishes
  • Hot proteins and cold proteins, cooked to order
  • Fresh, precut and prewashed vegetables and side items
  • Meat items are pre-cooked and vacuumed sealed
Vacuum-sealed sauces Sous vide cooking does not require:
  • A meat slicer
  • Ventilation that typically runs over a grill and through the roof
  • A grill with a grease trap
  • Food prep areas—food is already prepared
A sous vide kitchen by the numbers:
  • 70% reduction in cooking times
  • 50% lower build-out costs for kitchen
  • 47% fewer SKUs
  • 25% less total purchase spend
  • 22% less total operating expenses
  • 20% to 50% less staff
  • 0% waste

Talk to us today about Provista’s full range of products and services for sous vide. Connect with your Provista Sales Executive at 888-538-4662.

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