UNOX BAKERTOP MIND.Maps – ovens for 600 x 400 mm baking sheets
UNOX BAKERTOP MIND.Maps are developed for professional kitchens that work with 600 x 400 mm baking sheets. The series is particularly interesting for bakeries, patisseries, cafes, hotels, and restaurants where higher demands are placed on baking than with a traditional convection oven.
BAKERTOP combines precise control of heat and humidity with programs, automatic washing, and powerful air circulation. This makes the oven suitable for everything from bread rolls and bake-off products to croissants, Danish pastries, sourdough buns, and cakes. At the same time, it can be used for general cooking if the kitchen needs it.
What is the difference between BAKERTOP and CHEFTOP?
The most visible difference is the tray format. UNOX CHEFTOP is primarily designed for GN trays, while BAKERTOP is built around the bakery standard 600 x 400 mm.
BAKERTOP also has a greater distance between the runners. This provides more space for products that rise significantly during baking and is an advantage for items such as croissants, buns, and other high-volume baked goods.
If you need both 600 x 400 mm baking sheets and GN 1/1, BAKERTOP can be equipped with special combi-runners. This allows the same oven to be used for both baking and general food production.
BAKERTOP ONE or BAKERTOP PLUS?
One of the most important choices is between UNOX BAKERTOP ONE and BAKERTOP PLUS. ONE is the simpler and cheaper solution, while PLUS has more intelligent functions that help to control the baking process automatically.
BAKERTOP ONE – for simpler production
BAKERTOP ONE is a good choice if you primarily bake standard products and have good control over time, temperature, and humidity yourself. The oven has digital control, steam, and the ability to save your own baking programs, so the same settings can easily be used again.
ONE is therefore well suited for kitchens and bakeries with experienced users and a relatively uniform production, where there is no need for the oven to correct the baking process itself during operation.
BAKERTOP PLUS – for more demanding baking
BAKERTOP PLUS is the more advanced model and makes particular sense for products where humidity, air circulation, and small changes during baking have a significant impact on the result.
This applies, for example, to croissants, Danish pastries, sourdough buns, cookies, and finer confectionery products. PLUS is also interesting if several different employees use the oven, and the result should preferably be the same regardless of who is doing the baking.
ADAPTIVE.Cooking for consistent results
One of the essential functions in BAKERTOP PLUS is ADAPTIVE.Cooking. The oven monitors the baking process and can adapt the program to the actual conditions.
For example, if you fill the oven more than usual, or if the door stays open longer during loading, the conditions in the oven cavity change. Instead of simply continuing the original program, the oven can correct the process to achieve the desired result.
This is particularly valuable in production where the same product must have the same color, crispiness, and consistency from batch to batch.
Controlling humidity and air during baking
Good baking is not just about temperature. Air circulation and humidity in the oven cavity significantly affect rising, crust, color, and crispiness, among other things.
In BAKERTOP PLUS, several of UNOX's technologies work together on this. AIR.Maxi controls the air circulation through the oven cavity, while CLIMALUX monitors humidity. DRY.Maxi helps to remove excess moisture when a dry and crispy surface is needed.
This allows for more precise control of the baking climate than just choosing a temperature and baking time.
Bake different products simultaneously with MULTI.Time
If production consists of many different products in smaller portions, MULTI.Time on BAKERTOP PLUS is a practical function.
Here, several products can be baked simultaneously, even if they don't require the same baking time. The oven keeps track of the time for each product and notifies when each individual tray should be removed.
This can be an advantage, for example, in a cafe, hotel breakfast, or a smaller bakery, where croissants, buns, and other products need to be produced continuously throughout the day.
4, 6, 10 or 16 trays?
BAKERTOP MIND.Maps is available in different sizes, and the correct capacity depends on how much needs to be baked per batch and how many hours a day the oven is in operation.
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4 trays: For smaller production and places with limited capacity needs.
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6 trays: A flexible size for smaller bakeries, cafes, restaurants, and hotels.
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10 trays: For larger or more concentrated production, where many 600 x 400 mm trays need to go through the oven.
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16 trays: Floor model with a rack trolley for bakeries and larger production.
It's not necessarily the daily quantity alone that determines the size. If a large part of the production needs to be finished within a few hours in the morning, a larger oven may be necessary, even if the total production over a day is not enormous.
BAKERTOP BIG with rack trolley
For larger production, there is BAKERTOP MIND.Maps BIG with space for 16 pcs. 600 x 400 mm trays. Here, the trays are placed in a rack trolley, which is driven directly into the oven.
The rack trolley makes it possible to prepare an entire production outside the oven and quickly change a full trolley. This is particularly relevant in bakeries and other places where many trays need to be baked within a relatively short time.
Automatic washing makes daily cleaning easier
BAKERTOP MIND.Maps has automatic washing, so the oven cavity can be cleaned with a washing program after production. This is particularly practical if the oven is not only used for bread and cakes but also for cooking.
This makes BAKERTOP interesting for cafes, hotels, and restaurants, for example, who want a flexible oven for both bakery products and parts of general food production.
Build a complete BAKERTOP baking station
BAKERTOP can be expanded with various UNOX accessories depending on the production. This can include stands, extractor hoods, water treatment, and different types of baking sheets.
UNOX also offers LIEVOX proofing cabinets and DECKTOP, which can be combined with BAKERTOP. This allows for the construction of a complete baking station, where proofing and various forms of baking are combined on relatively little floor space.
Which UNOX BAKERTOP should you choose?
For ordinary bread and cakes with an experienced user, BAKERTOP ONE can often be sufficient. If, on the other hand, you work a lot with croissants, Danish pastries, sourdough, or other products where the control of humidity and baking climate is important, we would normally look towards BAKERTOP PLUS.
The next choice is about capacity. It is better to size the oven according to the busiest part of production than according to an average over the entire day.
Try UNOX BAKERTOP with your own products
It can be difficult to assess the difference between baking ovens from a data sheet. Therefore, Cosina can arrange a free demonstration of UNOX in your own kitchen. Here you can test the oven with your own products and see the result on, for example, bread, buns, croissants, or cakes.
We will also help you assess whether you should choose BAKERTOP ONE or PLUS, how many trays you need, and which accessories are suitable for the installation.
