Be it star hotels, quick-service restaurants, casual restaurants or the recently famous cloud kitchens, RATIONAL’s cooking systems have always offered cost-effective compliant cooking solutions for bulk food preparations

Founded in 1973, RATIONAL is a Germany based manufacturer of cooking systems used for hot food preparations in commercial kitchens. Pioneering in combi-steamer technology, the company has moved the needle in setting a precedence in contemporary cooking practices. 

Through the years, RATIONAL has constantly kept focussing on identifying the contemporary challenges and the possible requirements for a better future of the hospitality sector across all formats while aiding them to grow sustainably, be compliant and carry out cost-effective operations. Testimony of this approach is the state-of-the-art combi-steamers. “These have been developed with immersive inputs from not just our engineers but by our team of physicists, food scientists, experienced chefs and from our customers globally,” shares Vikram Goel, Managing Director, RATIONAL International India Pvt Ltd.

Be it star hotels, quick-service restaurants, casual restaurants or the recently famous cloud kitchens, RATIONAL’s cooking systems have always offered cost-effective compliant cooking solutions for bulk food preparations. Whether the requirement is steaming, roasting, grilling, or baking, these combi-steamers have been providing precise results as expected by the chefs. 

Talking about how RATIONAL products are different from its competitors as far as the hospitality sector is concerned, Goel says, “We believe in empowering the foodservice business owners in all aspects, not just with our cooking systems but to be with them, assisting, throughout their pursuit to serve their customers better. From helping with tips about the suitable format of kitchen as per business requirement to suggesting bespoke kitchen design ideas; from curating lip-smacking menu design to helping customers prepare their recipes using technology-based cooking systems, our team is always there to support.”

He adds that RATIONAL’s 24x7 ChefLine® assists users with cooking related queries, information on new recipes to be tried in the cooking systems, instructions to use the system to its best, and achieving predictable results. “Academy RATIONAL offers training to the kitchen staff to help them get the most out of the cooking system. Our dependable service network in India spread across metro cities, Tiers 1 and 2, and select Tier 3 cities, offer unmatched service support to our customers,” Goel puts in. 

The company recently unveiled its all-new upgraded cooking system – iCombi Pro. Loaded with more intelligence and features, it helps grill, roast, bake, steam, stew, blanch or poach food, all within a space of less than about 1m². “It even helps in reducing the workloads exactly the way kitchen teams need: it cooks quickly, is easy to use, delivers food quality as specified, and even saves time, money and energy in the process,” says Goel.

This article was published in BW hotelier issue dated '' with cover story titled 'SMART MANTRAS ISSUE VOL 7, ISSUE 4'