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Chef-Quality Ovens and Cooktop

Matt Lihou from DCS / Fisher & Paykel explains the features of the Dynamic Cooking Systems ovens and cooktop. Lihou starts with the warming drawer underneath that doubles as a fruit and meat preserver. The traditional oven above is extremely deep and features heavy-duty racks in addition to an infrared broiling system for quick searing to retain meat juices. Above the traditional oven is a convection and microwave combination for cooking and crisiping in one. The island cooktop arrives on site with five gas burners for chef-quality cooking in a residential kitchen. The stainless-steel cooktop features a dual-flow system with two flame rings for precision cooking whether for high-temperature searing or low-heat sauces and melting. The highest heat is delivered through the center burner, while the outer burners feature low simmer capability. These cooktops are priced to fit a gourmet budget at around $3,800, which is below the cost of commercial gas cooktops for residential use.

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Chef-Quality Ovens and Cooktop

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" Well joining us now is met Leo who is here to explain a little bit to us about some of the appliances there were using or good -- good time -- script well we've we've got the the array over here and let's start with the top where we've got. A microwave but first let's talk about the brand is I'm not familiar with --"

" The easiest dynamic cooking systems American brand the -- she started out making products for the restaurant industry so it's important. Equality what -- getting here is sections on for restaurant use -- can be -- and and the wild I cleaned up here at the next morning breakfast sure -- can arise from. -- is which -- actually kill us. Drive through -- and so on now obviously taken place over the really you can use food drag it correct yeah all excellent. Into L Robbins which we awful one of the Lutz cavities usage in an oven with concealed elements. We actually offer an infrared broil assistant excuse huge searing temperatures which is an ideal -- that -- Threatening Tynan the moisture in the joints right that's the first step -- sincere exactly it's a blessing all the rest of all of Iraq's. That the hit BGC pain coming -- to this village. Fabulous -- Moving up to the conviction -- actually have ten minutes of cooking the microwave and one of the neat things exit it increased. You can Coke. And it's just yourself and your time and watching a movie you don't have to wait to -- up a whole lot you can do everything in the can that you can Chris and you can cook. Despite this ten minutes of cooking as well as you know my query functions they trust themselves okay. All right. Well I know that Dave and Tim we're going to bring in the cooktop. Thanks guys. And we kind of -- bundle is here sure. -- candy store recoup this month. Yeah. This is protected. Packaging mix that we don't get it damage to transportation. Aren't coming from a history in the shifts the idea behind the cook tops is that. Then is going totally up to seven and a half dozen BTU. Really -- great sealing capacity but each minute as a dual flow system which is I can into us that allows for. -- patented dual flow system that means that the gas can be controlled it to difference could AJ accurate you actually have the top and which goes -- continue to see your. That can be cut off to a secondary line which alleged -- and -- 140 degree all -- every day. Less than things like delicate sources a lot of resources chocolates and listing on the sign on them. It's quite unique to us means. These before money to the bitterness and regret right and that's the case with -- five of them we have a lower -- on the outside this is -- policy and these -- affording thousands into the decision -- one that treatment and some maintenance -- This is pretty impressive now. I hate to put you on the spot in terms of price points but are they really in the residential category certainly -- certainly you'd probably looking at around about thirteen hundred those who cook -- like these. Which if you looking in the pressed all the -- of this and that he's extremely competitive Kate thank you."

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