Rational AG is a leading manufacturer and innovator in the commercial foodservice industry with its state-of-the-art combi ovens and steamers. The company was established by Siegfried Meister in 1973 to produce hot food preparation solutions for restaurants, cafes, and caterers by combining simplicity, efficiency, and quality. With over 1,200,000 iCombi steamers and 50,000 iVario presented to the market, the company now has two factories, one in Landsberg am Lech, Germany, where the iCombi is produced, and the other in Wittenheim, France, where iCombi is manufactured. read more
Rational AG is a leading manufacturer and innovator in the commercial foodservice industry with its state-of-the-art combi ovens and steamers. The company was established by Siegfried Meister in 1973 to produce hot food preparation solutions for restaurants, cafes, and caterers by combining simplicity, efficiency, and quality. With over 1,200,000 iCombi steamers and 50,000 iVario presented to the market, the company now has two factories, one in Landsberg am Lech, Germany, where the iCombi is produced, and the other in Wittenheim, France, where iCombi is manufactured.
Rational combi ovens and steamers are known for their high efficiency and consistent cooking thanks to the innovative use of steam and convection heat to cook the foods evenly and evenly every time. The commercial combi ovens circulate the convection heat around the foods while steam ensures perfect cooking from the interior towards the crust of the foods, preventing over and under-cooking. They have over 50% of the global market in multi-functional cooking equipment, with 93% customer satisfaction about the product benefits.
Rational USA brings innovative and top-notch commercial combination ovens to the North American market with multi-functional cooking systems that can handle almost 90% of all your cooking applications in your commercial kitchen.
Rational ovens are the first products that you should have in your commercial kitchen to ensure efficient, consistent cooking results, and they are available in 4 different series, each of which offers different benefits for the operators:
Rational iVario: Rational iVario features ceramic heating elements to transmit the heat to the heat-conductive, no-scratch pan base, which is evenly heated to ensure equal cooking at every part.
Rational iCombi Classic: Rational iCombi Classic series are multitalented commercial combination ovens that enable individual use of convection heat and steam, or one after the other, or both of them at the same time. The system aims to maximize productivity in commercial kitchens. Rational iCombi Classic combi ovens have a powerful steam generator to infuse the right amount of steam when needed, while the ClimaPlus. Function preserves the required humidity level. Offering 572°F (300°C) hot air and up to 105 quart/sec dehumidification, the Rational iCombi Classic series promises uniform results for your recipes with up to 10% less energy and water consumption.
Rational iCombi Pro: Rational iCombi Pro combi ovens are intelligent and connectable commercial ovens that present different modes for poultry, meat, fish, egg dishes/desserts, side dishes/vegetables, and baked goods and with cooking methods, including roasting, cooking, baking, grilling, and even smoking. They feature a high-quality construction with premium materials. The Rational iCombi Pro series offers intelligent assistants that can be controlled through the digital control panel to achieve the best cooking results for their recipes:
Rational iHexagon: Rational iHexagon series ovens combine steam, hot air, and a fan wheel with microwave technology to provide fast and effective heating. The iHexagon series creates balanced heating power for optimal browning and roasting by preventing excess browning and caramelization. This system has a steam generator to prevent the food from drying up.
Rational tilt skillets and braising pans, available under the iVario series, offer a multi-functional cooking appliance for commercial settings to fry, braise, steam, or boil in one tool by replacing your fryer, steamer, and stove.
Rational commercial tilt skillets are five times faster than regular skillets and offer faster preheating iVarioBoost technology that increases the temperature to 392°F (200°C) in just 3 minutes to prepare for cooking. These commercial ovens use 40% less energy to reduce your operational costs. Rational iVario features iZoneControl, allowing the operator to create different heat zones for diversified product cooking or only heat the used area for higher energy efficiency.
Rational increase the operational efficiency of its products by providing accessories for commercial kitchen tasks:
Rational works to improve the cooking processes by developing new technologies and components engineered to bring consistently well-performing cooking equipment. As introduced in the separate sections of skillets and combi ovens, the company equips its iVario and iCombi series with iDensityControl, iProductionManager, iCareSystem, and iCookingSuite to simplify the cooking process with intelligent innovative assistants. Rational AG upgrades this advanced approach to the next level with the ConnectedCooking system.
Rational ConnectedCooking is a comprehensive cloud-based digital kitchen management service for commercial kitchens. Designed to simplify operations and workflow, save you time and money, and increase your supervision and control over your recipes, assets, and even hygiene, Rational ConnectedCooking enables you to register yourself and your Rational equipment on the system. Then, you can monitor and manage your HACCP Data, cooking programs, recipes, software updates, and service data. This service even provides you remote access to the iCombi Pro combination ovens.
Apart from presenting high-quality and hi-tech cooking systems, Rational designs commercial hood systems to improve the working atmosphere in a commercial kitchen with systems that eliminate unpleasant odors, fumes, and vapor. Featuring modern and easy-to-clean designs, Rational commercial hood systems are available in two collections:
Rational steam extraction hoods are compatible with the Combi and Combi-Duo models and automatically remove the steam and vapor from the cabinet.
Rational UltraVent and UltraVentPlus are tailored to trap the steam and vapor by condensing the steam in the cooking area without needing an external connection to remove the steam. UltraVentPlus systems feature a special filter to reduce the smoke and are ideal for grilling and roasting.
Rational water filtration products are designed with carbon block technology to soften the water and eliminate the sediments, chlorine, and chloramine, as well as the taste and odor of the water, which is used to generate steam. This filtration extends the lifetime of Rational ovens by preventing damage to the components while ensuring the best taste for your recipes.
Casual dining, full-service hotels, K-12 and higher education institutions, commercial foodservice establishments, supermarkets, take-away food, and navigating maritime settings can benefit from the Rational products. Rational offers extensive consultation services that aim to provide services distinctly tailored to your conditions, requirements, and needs. For instance, foodservice on cruise ships poses the dangers of corrosion and space limitations (much more than land applications) but the same need for reliability and punctuality. Rational offers narrower and stackable units to increase the capacity while lowering the footprint.
Rational extends this consultation service to almost every part of the foodservice and hospitality industry, and you can be sure that there is a specific and intelligently developed solution for your needs.
A Rational combi oven is a multi-functional and versatile commercial oven that is designed to use steam and convection heat to cook, fry, sear, grill, smoke, poach, roast, and even more by enabling you to use steam or convection heat together individually and respectively.
A Rational oven has around a 15-year service life expectancy. It lasts longer, especially when cleaned and maintained properly and regularly. These ovens are under a 2-year warranty, and the company guarantees 10-year parts availability for a longer lifetime and less downtime.
Rational ovens are designed with these main features:
The Rational ovens have a 572°F (300°C) maximum cooking cabinet temperature.
Rational Ovens carry out almost all cooking methods needed in a commercial kitchen, and we can cite roasting, searing, sous-vide, toasting, baking, steaming, smoking, and more.
Rational ovens are available in electric and gas-powered models.