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 minute 15 seconds.
Colin Lacey, Merrychef managing director, said: “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.”