When hungry customers visit a restaurant, café, or other food service establishment, they don’t want to wait too long for their food — and when it arrives, they expect palate-pleasing, quality dishes.
Statistics show that consumers love fast casual dining. The fast casual restaurant sector is projected to reach $337.8 billion by 2032, according to Allied Market Research.
If you’re looking for a quick way to satisfy your patrons’ growling stomachs, tantalize their taste buds, and grow your business, a Prática speed oven ticks all the right boxes.
But what is a speed oven? Let’s discuss how speed ovens work and then cover a roundup of Prática’s best 2024 speed ovens.
What Is a Speed Oven and How Does It Work?
A speed oven combines multiple heat sources inside one space-saving, energy-efficient appliance to deliver an array of delectable snacks, meals, and desserts in lightning-fast time. For example, breakfast sandwiches are ready in 45 seconds – and a whole 16-inch pizza cooks in around three minutes.
A combination of impinged air, microwaves, and infrared radiation power the innovative cooking technology inside our express ovens making them a food service game changer.
Cafés, coffee shops, quick service restaurants, and more can increase traffic, and boost revenue by using a high-speed oven to expand menu options and serve delicious, high-quality food.
Common Features for Prática’s Best 2024 Speed Ovens
Prática’s innovative line of high-speed ovens have helped customers prepare quality food in ultra-fast time since 1991. Our top models share these common features:
- Ventless operation saving clients money on costly hoods
- Removable air filters and catalytic converters for easy in-house cleaning eliminating maintenance service call fees
- Energy-efficiency which is good for the planet
- Elegant, space-saving design allowing for use almost anywhere
- Intuitive touch-screen interface with customizable icons for food groups and menu items
- Internet of Kitchen (IOK) technology that uses Wi-Fi so users can manage all their ovens across multiple locations
- Easy access to the IOK cloud platform from a mobile phone, tablet, Mac, or desktop computer
- USB port for system updates and importing/exporting groups, recipes, and settings
Now, here’s a rundown of Prática’s top speed-oven models and some of their unique features
Our newest model, the FIT Express, boasts some notable upgrades. First, it has a larger cavity and a smaller footprint. This means it holds more food and it occupies less physical space.
Plus, two microwave stirrers improve efficiency and provide better distribution of microwaves throughout the cooking chamber. Better airflow maximizes the heating and browning functions.
The FIT Express is perfect for small kitchens, coffee shops, snack bars, fast food restaurants, and hotels. The oven finishes sub sandwiches, bagels, egg bites, chicken wings, and more with the crispy, melty perfection that customers crave.
Impinged air (high-speed air blast) and microwaves work together to deliver scrumptious food in seconds or minutes — which saves your customers and your shop valuable time.
Fit Express Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 25.9 x 15.2 x 27.3 (“) 147.7 lbs.
Fit Express Chamber Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 5.2 x 12.4 x 12.1 (“) 0.45 cu. ft.
The Rocket Express fits just about anywhere and can easily handle larger quantities of food. For instance, you can quickly make two orders of chicken strips or two 12-inch subs at one time.
The larger cavity makes this oven a perfect choice for high-capacity establishments and medium-to-large size businesses. Even though its physical footprint is slightly larger than other models, it’s still compact enough to fit on a countertop.
Rocket Express uses three heat sources — microwaves, impinged air, and an infrared element. Together, these cooking methods deliver consistent, quality, ultra-fast finishes. The ventless oven also enables you to start producing food as soon as the cooking chamber heats up.
This model is perfect for whipping up sub sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, paninis, chicken wings, and lasagna, to name a few.
Rocket Express Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 25 x 20.9 x 31.7 (“) 194 lbs.
Rocket Express Chamber Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 5.7 x 15.5 x 14.2 (“) 0.74 cu. ft.
There’s nothing better than a crisp pizza crust covered in ooey-gooey cheese — and you can count on Prática’s Forza STi to deliver a savory pie every time. In fact, this model is a superior choice for handling fresh or par-baked dough, and thick or thin crust for pizzas up to 16 inches.
This versatile oven is also the go-to for a wide array of melt-in-your mouth baked goods like chocolate chip cookies, croissants, or pies in minutes. This model uses impinged air and infrared radiation heating sources.
Plus, the Forza STi is stackable. So, you can stack up to two ovens and control each cavity individually. This flexibility allows you to make different dishes in each oven and set their temperatures individually, from 86°F to 626°F. Elegant, lighted glass doors allow you to watch the cooking process.
Forza STi Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth)
Without feet: 13.4 x 27.7 x 31 (“)
With feet: 17.4 x 27.7 x 31 (“)
Stacked 30.8 x 27.7 x 31 (“)
Weight: 148 lbs. (each)
Forza STi Chamber Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 3.6 x 18.1 x 17.1 (“) 0.65 cu.ft.
Our Copa Express has a smaller footprint than the express oven models above. It also needs about one inch of clearance on each side for placement. The smaller cavity makes this oven a fantastic choice for quick, single items like a muffin, breakfast sandwich, or 8-inch personal pizza.
The Copa Express uses the same heating technologies as the Rocket Express: impinged air, microwave assist, and infrared element.
The small footprint makes the Copa Express an ideal choice for cafés, coffee shops, convenience stores, or any food service facility that is short on physical space for equipment.
A user-friendly, customizable touch-screen interface with IOK technology and a USB port, means the Copa Express has the same technological bells and whistles as the three models listed above. The unit is available in black, burnt orange, and stainless steel finishes.
Copa Express Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 27.3 x 15.9 x 30.7 (“) 174 lbs.
Copa Express Chamber Dimensions: (Height x Width x Depth) 7.2 x 13.2 x 11.2 (“) 0.61 cu.ft.
Prática Speed Ovens Save Energy and Time Without Compromising Taste
Quick preparation and ultra-fast finishing save energy and time. However, making these gains should never compromise how a dish tastes.
That’s why Prática’s research and development team worked meticulously to perfect cook settings for a wide range of foods to ensure that our speed ovens consistently deliver tasty, quality, snacks, meals, desserts, and more.
If you want to grow your business, satisfy your customers’ cravings, and put a smile on their faces with hot, delicious food, contact Prática to see which of our top speed ovens is right for your business.
Schedule a demo session and test your products. Get in touch with us today and let’s embark on a culinary adventure that’ll leave your customers craving more. It’s time to take your establishment to the next level – we’ve got your back! E-mail [email protected] or phone +1 214-584-6269
The timings and settings we provide are based on the tests conducted in our test kitchen. Results may vary.
The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.
Ideal for quick service sites, Prática’s commercial high-speed ovens ensure you get the finish you want at ultra-fast speeds, without compromising taste or texture.
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