A simple and effective way of catering for special events is to offer a carvery. Succulent roasts and all the trimmings appeal to most people and carveries have the added benefit of being largely self-service. But many establishments cannot afford to have a dedicated carvery area – not least because dining areas often have to double as meeting rooms to maximise usage.
Moffat Catering Equipment has launched a range of stylish mobile V Carte carvery units that can be quickly wheeled away after serving to save space. The carvery units comprise two heated carving pads with holding spikes and a heated bain marie above a heated storage cupboard. Everything needed for a complete carvery is included- all the caterer has to do is plug the unit into a standard 13Amp socket and no special wiring is required.
The stainless steel carving pads are thermostatically controlled for an even heat distribution and the bain marie with fan assisted heating unit can accommodate various combinations of gastronorm pans up to 150mm deep for sauces and vegetables.
A pop-up plate dispenser at one end of the unit can take up to 65 plates of between 8" and 12" diameter. Extra plates as well as more roast meat, vegetables and sauces can be kept in the storage cupboard. Mounted above the unit is a quartz heated gantry complete with curved glass sneeze guard.
The carvery units come in four finishes: American Maple, Academy Maple, Russian Maple and Mahogany. The overall dimensions are 1490mm x 680 depth with a serving height of 900mm. Four semi-obscured heavy duty lockable castors ensure both ease of movement and stability.
E & R Moffat is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of quality foodservice equipment, designing and manufacturing in-house. Based in Bonnybridge, Scotland, the company manufactures standard and bespoke servery, regeneration and storage equipment with a full nationwide after-sales engineering team. E & R Moffat is accredited to ISO 9001:2000 and many of the products have gas approvals and are EMC tested. For more information on E & R Moffat visit the website on www.ermoffat.co.uk