Do you need a hood for an Alto Shaam?

Alto-Shaam offers ventless, waterless ovens that allow you to maximize your space, your way. Our multi-functional equipment can be operated outside of a traditional ventilation hood, while providing the highest food quality and consistency in the smallest spaces.

Don’t use convection for cooking cakes, quick breads, custards, or souffls.

These powerful machines can roast, poach, steam, grill, bake, shallow fry and even sous vide or smoke food. Breakfast is easy in a combi. You can quickly cook large quantities of bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes, all at the same time mostly with the touch of a single button.

Boiler-based combi ovens A steam generator creates and injects the steam directly into the oven chamber. They are available in either gas or electric though electric is by far the most popular.

Multifunctional. The greatest benefit of a convection microwave is that it combines grilling, baking, and regular microwave functionality. Thus, the appliance is convenient, fast, and effective. It also works well for meals that need to be cooked at high temperatures.

Convection microwave Also known as a combo microwave; combines a conventional oven and a conventional microwave. Not only do you have all great oven features available (hot air, grill, ), you also can quickly heat up or defrost something with the microwave functions.

A combi oven or combi microwave is a combination of an oven and microwave. So you only need one device in your kitchen for baking, grilling, and heating.

When to use convection. Convection cooking is ideal for foods that do better in a dry climate and where you want to encourage browning and crisping. So roasting meats, potatoes and vegetables are all ideal, and it’s great for reheating things like fried chicken or baking pizza.

A convection oven is perfect for baking pizza. Because the hot air from it moves around, your pizza cooks more quickly than in a conventional oven. Because of this, your pizza will be crisper and have a more even surface than when you bake it in a traditional oven.