Houno Brochure
Houno Brochure
global mindset.
DID YOU                                                               With more than 35 years of experience, the Danish com-
                                                                      pany HOUNÖ is your combi oven specialist. Worldwide.
                                                                      Based on first-hand experience from chefs, catering
                                                                      managers, retailers, bakers, butchers and kitchen desig-
                                                                                                                                   Let your taste buds do the talking
                                                                                                                                   HOUNÖ boasts the widest range of combi ovens in the
                                                                                                                                   world. But our Visual Cooking oven is not like other com-
                                                                                                                                   bi ovens. It’s an experience. Just take a look at the curved
KNOW?
                                                                      ners, we develop and manufacture combi ovens from
                                                                                                                                   oven door and the smooth surfaces that underline the
                                                                      our headquarters in Randers, Denmark.
                                                                                                                                   quality of the food in the oven. Feel the quality of the door
                                                                                                                                   handle in stainless steel and touch the display to discover
                                                                      Throughout the years, HOUNÖ has grown from being             just how easy it is to use. Smell the enticing aroma com-
                                                                      a small manufacturer of combi ovens to supplying oven        ing from the oven and let your taste buds explore the
                                                                      solutions to hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, hospitals,   delicious results.
                                                                      schools, gas stations and cruise ships all over the world.
                                                                      HOUNÖ is a part of the successful American Middleby
                                                                                                                                   Unrivalled design and performance
                                                                      Corporation.
That the danish company hounö was established in 1977 by Hans Jør-                                                                 For us, form and function go hand in hand. The excep-
                                                                      Good is the evil of great                                    tional, Scandinavian design of the Visual Cooking oven
gen Houmøller who developed the first combi oven for his brother’s
                                                                                                                                   creates attention and makes it ideal for front-cooking.
Restaurant.                                                           At HOUNÖ, we believe that good is the evil of great.         Its efficiency makes it possible, for example, to roast 96
                                                                      And we don’t want you to settle for anything less than       whole chickens in just 30 minutes or bake 448 potatoes
                                                                      excellence. Our multi-functional combi ovens are the
That today Some of the VERY best restaurants in the world use HOUNÖ                                                                in 35 minutes. With Visual Cooking you get flexibility,
                                                                      solution to any culinary challenge. And they love multi-     reliability and power - all in one.
combi ovens to deal with their culinary challenges.                   tasking. Use for example RackTimer® to ensure maxi-
                                                                      mum flexibility and fuss-free cooking. Our innnovative
THAT HOUNÖ is a carbon neutral company.                               solutions take cooking to the next level.
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Tested quality and safety
                            At HOUNÖ, combi ovens are our passion and each oven is carefully manufactured to order. Our
                            philosophy of first-class technology and premium materials is your guarantee for a strong and
                            reliable combi oven. Each oven is meticulously tested and tried for safety and functionality before
                            leaving our production facilities. Our 4-year parts warranty underlines our strong commitment to
                            product excellence.
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          STEAMING       Roasting
                                     - AND YOUR
          Poaching    REGEnerating
                                     NEEDS.
                                     Visual Cooking is YOUR Space-saving, multi-
                                     functional partner in the kitchen.
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standard models.                                                                                                       Touch models.
For simplicity choose our Visual Cooking standard models. Equipped with                                                The vast range of cooking modes and features of Visual Cooking touch
the most popular cooking modes, these ovens are very easy to use at all                                                models meet all your needs and gives you plenty of room for fine
staff levels. They are manually programmed by means of the selection dial.                                             adjustment. All touch models are equipped with the intuitive touch display
Take advantage of preset recipes to ensure consistent results no matter                                                SmartTouch® that makes programming easy. The automatic cleaning sys-
who’s using the oven. For your convenience, you can upgrade the stan-                                                  tem CombiWash® saves you precious time. With a USB key you can always
dard models with the automatic cleaning system CombiWash® and a core                                                   put the oven in your pocket and upload recipes to any Visual Cooking
temperature probe.                                                                                                     oven.
▪ Hot air                            ▪ Selection dial and digital display                                              ▪ Hot air                            ▪ SmartTouch® display
▪ Steaming                           ▪ Memory of 50 recipes (10 steps)                                                 ▪ Steaming                           ▪ Memory of 500 recipes (15 steps)
▪ CombiSmart with 10 steps
               ®
                                     ▪ Preheating                                                                      ▪ CombiSmart with 10 steps
                                                                                                                                      ®
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ Cookbook with preset recipes
▪ Cook & Regen                       ▪ Reversible fan with 9 adjustable steps                                          ▪ ClimaOptima®                       ▪ Preheating
▪ Proving                            ▪ 2-step safety handle for optimum safety                                         ▪ Cook & Regen                       ▪ Reversible fan with 9 adjustable steps
                                     ▪ Manual humidity pulsing                                                         ▪ Delta-T                            ▪ 2-step safety handle for optimum safety
                                     ▪ Automatic cooling                                                               ▪ Cook & Hold                        ▪ Manual and automatic humidity pulsing
                                     ▪ Semi-automatic cleaning programme                                               ▪ Proving                            ▪ Manual and automatic cooling
                                     ▪ Error registration system                                                       ▪ SmartChef®                         ▪ Core temperature probe
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ CombiWash®
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ Hand shower
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ RackTimer®
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ USB connection
                                                                                                                                                            ▪ HACCP quality control
                Please scan the QR code for more information                     Install HOUNÖ Application on your Tablet using                             ▪ CombiNet®
            about our Visual Cooking range at www.houno.com                      popular Android operating system and discover how                          ▪ Automatic service diagnosis system
or contact your HOUNÖ supplier. it is easy to operate your Visual Cooking oven!
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THE WORLD’s WIDEST RANGE OF COMBI OVENS.
With More THAN 100 different oven solutionS, HOUNÖ
always has a combi oven that fulfills your needs.
visit www.houno.com for more inspiration.
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FAST &
FURIOUS.
80 KG BROCCOLI IN 8 MINUTES
96 ROASTED WHOLE CHICKENS IN 30 MINUTES
448 BAKED POTATOES IN 35 MINUTES
320 FROZEN DANISH PASTRIES IN 18 MINUTES
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                                                                                                   MULTI-TASKS
                                                                                                   LIKE A DREAM.
                                                                                                                  Based on cutting-edge technology, cooking has never been so intuitive, interactive and conve-
                                                                                                                  nient as with SmartTouch®. The user-friendly interface makes it easy to use the oven while also
3 styles of cooking. Endless possibilities                                                                        saving your precious time. It’s everything that you could wish for in performance and with a host
                                                                                                                  of exciting features at your fingertips, your job has never been so easy.
Manual mode
With manual programming, you choose the cooking settings yourself and can easily adjust them each time you
use your Visual Cooking oven.
SmartChef® takes cooking to the next level. You simply tell the oven what type of food you want to cook and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ClimaOptima® automatically adjusts
how you want it cooked, and then the oven automatically selects the optimum cooking settings. SmartChef®           Cook & Regen ensures perfect                                                                       the humidity level in the oven
                                                                                                                   regeneration of your chilled food.                                                                 chamber and ensures perfect
allows you to spend more time on essentials like menu planning and presentation.
                                                                                                                   No need to compromise on taste,                                                                    results.
                                                                                                                   nutrition or appearance.
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REACH HIGH CAPACITY
plus superb ergoNOMICS.
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WORKING ENVIRONMENT
HOUNÖ cares for your safety. That’s why we offer you the unique 16-tray oven; Visual Cooking
1.16. Take advantage of its high production capacity (up to 240 portions) while also ensuring an
ergonomical working height. With a maximum working height of just 144 cm, all trays are within
reach, and the oven is therefore exceptionally easy to load and unload. With this unique oven
size, you no longer need to compromise.
Choose the Energy & Water consumption meter to calculate and document just how little energy
your combi oven uses.
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              Steam in one oven and roast in another without using MORE space                                         Visual Cooking makes it
              Visual Cooking ovens are the heart of the kitchen in the Michelin Restaurant AOC. The restaurant
              has chosen HOUNÖ’s CombiPlus® solution to double their capacity without using more of their
                                                                                                                      easy to combine culinary
              valuable floor space. With 2 stacked ovens, Restaurant AOC is able to adjust capacity to the num-
              ber of guests. Moreover, they benefit from being able to steam vegetables in the top oven while
                                                                                                                      finesse with high flexibility.
              roasting lamb in the bottom oven. This way, the oven grants maximum flexibility.
                                                                                                                      Ronny Emborg, Former Chef de Cuisine,
                                                                                                                      Michelin restaurant AOC, Denmark.
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                                                Kindergartens                                                            Schools
INSTITUTIONAL USE
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                    Ensuring Tasty, nutritious food IN large quantities                                                                 We can always rely on our HOUNÖ
                    At the French Collège du Pont de la Maye, it’s their Visual Cooking ovens that prepare meals for
                    the hungry students every day. In the busy kitchen, these combi ovens make it easy to produce
                                                                                                                                        ovens to produce large quantities
                    and serve large quantities of food without compromising on taste, appearance or nutritive value.
                    Visual Cooking ensures low meat shrinkage, and as a result the school has actually been able to
                                                                                                                                        with no compromises.
                    reduce their costs by no less than 25%.
                                                                                                                                        Fabien Pelas, Chef de Cuisine,
                                                                                                                                        Collège du Pont de la Maye, France.
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SUPERMARKETS
                                                                                                                   “
               Freshly made food for hungry customers. All day                                                         We use Visual Cooking for front
               In the Finnish supermarket chain S-Market, the enticing aroma and appearance of the roasted
               chickens, spare ribs and ready-to-go meals draw customers to the hot deli. The supermarkets
                                                                                                                       cooking. This attracts customers
               place their Visual Cooking ovens just behind the counter so customers can follow the produc-
               tion directly. Front cooking attracts customers while also ensuring them that the food is freshly
                                                                                                                       and increases sales.
               made. Front cooking also saves staff because one person can load the oven as well as serve the
               customers.                                                                                              Jani Solanakis from Finnish supermarket chain S-Market.
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How to serve hot plated food:                                                                            More TIME FOR CREATIVITY.
HOUNÖ’s banquet system makes it easy to serve delicious, hot plated food for many guests at              By preparing the food in advance, the kitchen staff avoids stress during peak hours and gain
the same time. For example in connection with large events, seminars and parties. The banquet            more time for creative food arrangements. Shortly before serving, the staff simply use the Cook
system consists of a specially designed rack for plates, a thick thermal blanket and a practical trol-   & Regen function for a gentle regeneration of the plates with no compromise on taste, juiciness
ley. As the plates are taken directly from the HOUNÖ oven to the serving area, it’s easy to serve        or appearance.
hot dishes right on time.
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RETURN ON YOUR                                                                                                                            save valuable
                                                                                                                                          floor space.
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                                                                                                                                           Stack 2 combi ovens to gain maximum flexibility. With our CombiPlus solution,
                                                                                                                                           you can steam potatoes in the top oven while roasting lamb in the bottom
                                                                                                                                           oven. To gain extra flexibility, you can mount CombiPlus on wheels.
YEARS
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                                                                                                                                         Y ECombiPlus
                                                                                                                                              A R Smakes it possible to double your capacity without using more of
                     We chose HOUNÖ ovens to achieve                                                                                       your valuable floor space. You can also easily adjust the cooking capacity to
                                                                                                                                           the number of guests. Switch off the oven that you don’t use in off-peak peri-
perfect cooking results and save money. ods to avoid over-capacity and save money on energy.
Didier Ballet, Chef de Cuisine & Restaurant Owner of         SAVING Floor space
the French restaurant L’Epicuruien knows exactly why he
                                                             “We save floor space in the kitchen because we can
chose HOUNÖ:                                                                                                             YEARS              YEARS
                                                             prepare all kinds of meals in these ovens, rather than
                                                                                                                  WARRANTY                  WARRANTY
                                                             investing in many different types of kitchen equipment.
“We’ve installed HOUNÖ combi ovens in our restaurant
                                                             Likewise, we chose to stack the two combi ovens to get
to gain high capacity and high flexibility at the same
                                                             the most out of our square meters.”
time. In the kitchen, we daily benefit from the fact that
the ovens prepare delicous dishes for our guests in a very
short time.”                                                 SAVING ENERGY
                                                             With a 250-seat restaurant as well as a thriving catering
“The kitchen staff finds the ovens very easy to use and      business, Didier Ballet benefits from the high flexibility of
the cooking results speak for themselves. We’ve also         HOUNÖ’s combi ovens:
been able to reduce costs substantially simply because
the ovens reduce meat shrinkage.”                            “During high-peak periods, we use both ovens. When
                                                             we’re less booked, we simply turn off one of the ovens
                                                             to save money on elecricity and avoid over-capacity.”
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restaurants & CAfés           AT SEA
                                                                                                          Please scan the QR code for more information
                                                                                                        about our CombiSlim range at www.houno.com or
                                                                                                                           contact your HOUNÖ supplier.
                                       Size matters in small kitchens. That’s why our CombiSlim ovens only measure 51.5 cm
   GRAB & GO SHOPS       REST homes    in width. These combi ovens are ideal for small-scale kitchens or for satellite kitchens in
                                       combination with our Visual Cooking ovens. CombiSlim ovens are available in 3 sizes that
                                       use 1/1 GN or 2/3 GN trays. According to your needs, you choose between top models and
                                       standard models. Or for maximum flexibility, stack 2 of our CombiSlim ovens.
                                                                          “
                                                                                                 CombiSlim provides maximum
                                                                                                 flexibility in minimum space.
                                                                                                 Per Hallundbæk, Managing Director & Chef de Cuisine
                                                                                                 Restaurant Falsled Kro, Denmark.
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                                                                                                                                                      meat and poultry    breaded products
CAPACITY                                                                                                              CAPACITY
                                                                                                                      CAPACITY
                                 1/1 GN         1/1 GN         1/1 GN       1/1 GN     2/1 GN    2/1 GN     2/1 GN
Tray size                    400 x 600 mm   400 x 600 mm   400 x 600 mm 400 x 600 mm   1/1 GN    1/1 GN     1/1 GN     Tray size                            2/3 GN2/3 GN            1/1 GN             1/1 GN
Number of runners                   6            10             16           20         6 (12)   10 (20)    20 (40)    Number of runners                      6      6                6                  10
65 mm distance                                                                                                         65 mmmm
                                                                                                                       20/40  distance
                                                                                                                                  distance
Number of runners                                                                                                      Number of runners
                                     5           8              12           15         5 (10)    8 (16)    15 (30)                                           5      4                4                   6
85 mm distance                                                                                                         85 mm distance
                                                                                                                       60
Portions                            90          150            240          300          180      300         600      Portions                               90     40              60                  90
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHT                                                                                                   DIMENSIONS
                                                                                                                       DIMENSIONS& &WEIGHT
                                                                                                                                     WEIGHT
Width                          899 mm         899 mm         899 mm        899 mm      1122 mm   1122 mm    1122 mm                                                513 mm          513 mm             513 mm
                                                                                                                       Width
Height - table model           795 mm         1055 mm           -             -        795 mm    1055 mm       -                                                   753 mm          753 mm             948 mm
                                                                                                                       Height - table model
Height with stand              1492 mm        1492 mm        1592 mm       1852 mm     1492 mm   1492 mm   1852 mm
                                                                                                                       Height with stand                           1565 mm         1565 mm            1765 mm
Max working height             1342 mm        1342 mm        1442 mm       1702 mm     1342 mm   1342 mm   1702 mm
                                                                                                                       Depth table model                           631 mm          811 mm             811 mm
Depth (excl handle)             831 mm        831 mm         831 mm        831 mm      951 mm    951 mm     951 mm
                                                                                                                       Depth with stand                            636 mm          816 mm             816 mm
Weight                          150 kg         190 kg         270 kg       300 kg       190 kg   230 kg     400 kg
                                                                                                                       Weight                                      57 kg           67 kg              81 kg
Weight (gas ovens)              155 kg         195 kg           -          305 kg       195 kg   235 kg     405 kg
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As your combi oven specialist,
we always do our utmost
to help our customers.
Worldwide.
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