Winston Industries Commercial Appliances

Winston Industries: What You Need to Know

Winston Industries pioneered two important cooking methods that revolutionized the foodservice industry and still form the core of their product offerings today. First came the Collectramatic pressure fryer, one of the first widely adopted fryers of its kind. Their second major innovation was CVap, short for controlled vapor, a heating and holding cabinet technology created to cook and hold food under precise temperature and moisture conditions. That yield and product protecting technology is now built into all of Winston's cook-and-hold ovens and warming drawers.

Common Questions About Winston Industries

What is a Winston Collectramatic?

The Collectramatic pressure fryer was among the first equipment to be engineered specifically as a safe method for deep frying chicken under pressure. It achieves a crispy coating while leaving the meat juicy on the inside, all at a speed impossible to achieve in traditional fryers.

Modern Winston pressure fryers operate at lower pressures than their predecessors, making them safer to operate and longer lasting. The lower pressures also contribute to longer shortening life and extend the time between filtering. Microprocessor controls enable precise adjustments to temperature and pressure for consistent results from batch to batch. Eight preprogrammed channels, each with a dedicated button, enable multiple temperatures and cook times to be programmed for different menu items, making it easy to train new staff.

What is a Winston CVap cook and hold?

Winston's second major innovation was built to address the need for a method of holding food at that "just cooked" taste and texture for an extended period until it's served. Winston's solution to that need was a "Controlled Vapor," or CVap, oven that keeps the heat and vapor content of its cabinet close to that of the food itself, keeping products at a fresh texture for several hours. The genius of CVap technology is it monitors the "dry" heat of air and the "wet" heat of steam independently, adjusting each to achieve optimal holding conditions.

CVap ovens come in many different configurations, including Winston CVap holding cabinets. In addition to its full-size and countertop CVap ovens, Winston Industries also offers drawer warmers that incorporate the technology for holding smaller quantities of food.