Thursday 21 August 2014

SOFT SERVE MACHINES – THE REAL CHEFS


                   Softies and Yogurts just don’t fall from the sky. The moment one asks for a soft serve, the vendor squeezes their desired flavour in a shape that just waters our mouth straightaway. The delicious designs which tower its way are nothing shorter than Art. The machineries that produce our desired flavours are an innovation one must celebrate.

                  Machines that stand alone, ones that fit on a slab, ones that give out just a single flavour and the ones that give us multiple flavours, all come into the agenda of soft serve making. But deciding the apt machine for the right use depends on various other factors.
                  
                 The basic selection of such machines is based on the mixture reaching the freezing cylinder. The two different types that come into this category are the Gravity machines and the Pump machines. Like the name describes, the machines commute the mixture poured into it through either the gravitational pull or via pump.

                 Though all the  Soft Serve machineries produce the same results, the quality it depends on is of greater importance. Vendors and food chains, which provide the world with such delicious treats, rely on machines that guarantee excellence. There are dozens of companies that provide these vendors with their requirements.
The other factors based on which the machineries are classified are,
  1. Floor Space Occupancy
                Size matters! Dimensions of the surrounding a machine occupies, varies vastly. But the two most relatable sizes are the Counter-top version and the Floor version.
The Floor version eats up a larger space whereas the Counter-top version picks up a relatively smaller space. The capacity of mixture it carries is the major difference between those two. Smaller the size the lesser mixture it carries.
  1. Power Consumption.
              The bigger the size the higher power it consumes. So, it’s a safe bet to say that the Counter-top versions consume less power when compared to the Floor version. But the required power supply is usually the same for all machines. Either 220 volts or 115 volts are used by majority of the machines. Nevertheless, the power outlet requires an upgrade from the normal domestic supply.

              Let aside the machinery specifications, a large part of the food chains rely on a brand that has a strong name in the field of Soft-serves. Rave reviews over various brands have made and companies such as Taylor, Stoelting, Forte, Donper, Spaceman, Smach and many more join the list. Soft serves being a global phenomenon, the machine makers too are camped at every corner. The price range doesn’t matter to the huge chains who serve, the only thing that matters is the final product’s quality and that’s what keeps the soft serves trending.