Put your kitchen on show

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Bringing a bit of drama to your catering can give you the edge over the competition. Open kitchens are increasingly popular, turning the cooking into...

Bringing a bit of drama to your catering can give you the edge over the competition. Open kitchens are increasingly popular, turning the cooking into a kind of theatre, and the equipment you choose for them is especially important.

There has, for instance, been a tremendous growth in rotisseries according to one leading manufacturer, Trident, which has extended its range considerably in recent years.

"Perhaps one reason that highly visual and sensual front-of-house cooking is increasing in popularity is that we need to saturate our senses in order to properly react after hours of computer and internet generated dormancy," the company argues.

"Whatever the reason, cooking is coming out of the closet big-time with more and more establishments bringing their chefs out of the kitchen to take centre stage."

The latest Trident rotisserie is a spectacular prop for the new star, cooking meat up to the size of a suckling pig as well as whole salmon, hams, chickens steaks and vegetables, all keeping the customer captivated while the chef gets on with other jobs.

For the outdoors, Trident has also introduced a hog roast barbecue which aims to recreate the drama of a medieval spit roast in your garden - with all the advantages of gas cooking.

It can cater for around 200 people and accommodate a whole pig or lamb, cooking 50kgs in around four hours. Or you can swap the main spit for a basket spit that can hold 32 chickens.

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