Merrychef® Delivers Even More Perfect Paninis Revealing the New Panini Press for conneX®16

Sheffield, UK – Hot on the heels of the global launch of the patented Merrychef® panini press for conneX®12, Merrychef® has unveiled the new panini press for its market leading conneX®16 high speed oven.  For those heading to HOSTMilan Show this year, head to stand P7 N46 to see the new panini press in action – delivering consistent compressed food with perfect grill marks.

Colin Lacey, Merrychef Managing Director, describes the benefits of the new product for operators,

“With the Merrychef conneX®16 we produced the largest cavity (16” x 16”) to smallest oven width (18”) of any high speed oven on the market. Already a leader in the industry, the larger cavity allows operators to batch cook to hold popular items, to manage fluctuations in demand and help to reduce queues during busy periods. The new panini press further adds to the flexibility of the conneX®16, as up to 4 paninis, wraps, toasted sandwiches etc can be perfectly ‘pressed’ at one time.”

Featuring an ergonomically designed lightweight paddle, the panini press is available in three options; with a high opening for paninis, bagels, subs and sandwiches, with either a flat bottom plate or a grilled bottom plate, allowing you to have grill markings on either just the top of the food or the underside as well, and there is a low opening for thinner food options such as quesadillas and flatbreads.  The conneX®16 panini press is simple to install and use, it replaces the cook plate in the oven and sits on the cavity stubs, and even if it’s not in use, the oven can continue to be used, with Merrychef accessories placed on top of the panini press, allowing incredible flexibility to the type of food that can be cooked in the conneX®16. Four toasted ham and cheese sandwiches in less than 1 min, 15 seconds.

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