The new Hopkins high efficiency frying range has now gained its CE marking approval from British Gas Advantica. Although a long time in its conception it is well worth the wait as we think it is one of the most economical ranges on the market today. Bristling with new innovations and technology it makes savings in three key ways.

1. The burner utilises the latest in metal mesh forced draught technology maximising burning efficiency and using 30% less gas than traditional systems.
2. The unique heat exchanger pulls heat out from the burnt gasses that would normally be lost down the extraction system and puts it into the pan giving modern efficiencies with traditional easy clean flat bottoms.
3. However the clever and additional savings come from the computer controlled thermostat which intelligently controls the burner output from 100% down to 28%. Controlling the heat input allows you to warm the pans slowly from cold or give a gentle heat when your pan is idling, which reduces temperature overrun prolonging the life of your frying media, yet giving you the ability for full power when it is needed most. The “BOOST” facility also allows you to manually override the system keeping you in total control for maximum output and savings.

The brains of the range, the GEN 4 intelligent controller, has been specifically designed and manufactured in Great Britain for Hopkins Catering Equipment. Designed for ease of use it has a large LED display which not only shows you the set and actual frying temperatures but confirms your actions with scrolling plain English text. It also has an excellent safety feature of telling you when the frying media is below the minimum level. It has a bright wipe clean touch panel with 6 large tactile buttons for ease of operation, where you can control such features as the two set frying temperatures, “boost”, “stand by” and minute timer all at the press of a single button.

There have also been some elegant style changes to enhance the look and use of our ranges, curved glass displays, rounded edges to the working surfaces, sliding fat drawers with a secondary drawer so that the first can be empted whilst the range is working. We have customers who are currently saving 49% on their previous gas bills whilst increasing their turnover.