Shawarma, as a fast food dish, is verypopular not only in the seaside resort towns. She gained popularity wherever you can eat inexpensively and practically on the go, without wasting time sitting in a cafe. In any city on busy streets, especially in student areas, you can find outlets that prepare shawarma.
What is shawarma?
Shawarma (shawarma) - this is known in the MiddleEast dish that is eaten by hand. Small pieces of roasted meat and fresh vegetables are put into the Arab flatbread as a filling, which are seasoned with sauces and various spices. Used in this lamb, beef or poultry.
On domestic spaces, shawarma is prepared fromchicken meat or pork, grated cheese, onions, carrots and other fresh or canned vegetables (according to the season and seller’s fancy) with tomato sauce or mayonnaise in thin Armenian lavash Pita bread is a very thin unleavened tortilla made from wheat flour. It is soft, so it is very convenient to wrap the stuffing in it.
There are also shawarma and vegetarian, in which the main ingredient is not meat, but chips.
For roasting meat used apparatus for making shawarma.
The device for the production of shawarma
Specially designed for roasting meatThe grill is a vertically positioned skewer, on which is cut meat sliced into thin slices. This skewer rotates around its axis near the flameless heating element, the meat is roasted from the outer edge, and its thin roasted layer is constantly cut into the pan.
In general, the apparatus for making shawarma is a stainless steel cabinet, heating elements, reflectors, a drip pan into which grease is collected, and removable skewers with clamps.
The main difference is the heat source for the heaters.
Gas apparatus for shawarma most oftenfound on the streets in mobile outlets. They do not need to connect to electrical networks, that is, they operate autonomously - gas is supplied from a cylinder.
The device for shawarma electric most ofteninstalled in stationary trade pavilions when there is no problem connecting to the network. Infrared radiation, which is formed by special tubular heating elements, allows at a higher temperature to cook meat more quickly.
Advantages of gas appliances
Gas apparatus for shawarma equipped with a balloonwith liquefied gas, that is, much cheaper fuel than electricity. In addition, gas appliances are heated much faster than electric ones. Such a device can be ready to work in minutes.
The rotation of the knife allows the meat to roastevenly, but the intensity of the burner provides the cooking speed. One of the advantages of a gas apparatus is the ability to easily adjust the intensity of the burner, as in a home gas stove, by turning the gas tap.
Disadvantages of gas appliances
Gas apparatuses for shawarma slow fry meat.
If the design of the device has an electric driveto rotate the skewer, you still have to connect it to the mains. In addition, bottled gas has a very unpleasant feature - it ends at the most inopportune moment, which means that it is always advisable to always have a spare cylinder and closely monitor fuel consumption.
Attention is required and valves on the cylinder, and pipes that supply gas to the burners.
Герметичность соединений и отсутствие mechanical damage protects against possible gas leakage. The flame of the burner may, for various reasons, go out, but most modern models of gas equipment are equipped with a gas control system, which in this case shuts off the gas supply and does not leak.
The main drawback of using gas is explosion and fire hazard. Because of this, gas appliances are prohibited for use in many large cities.
Main technical characteristics of gas appliances
The main indicator by which gas apparatuses for shawarma are selected is the load, that is, the maximum amount of meat that can be strung on one skewer.
Как правило, аппарат оснащается одним шампуром, but there are devices with two skewers. Such devices allow you to simultaneously roast different types of meat, increasing the range of products offered, which is important for the active work of the outlet.
Different machines and method of rotation of the spit. The drive is convenient because it does not attract the attention of the seller during cooking, and the mechanical skewer controls the cooking process.
Convenience maintenance and cleaning are very important inthe process of cooking any food, including shawarma, especially in mobile street points. Therefore, a very important characteristic of the device is the case material. Food stainless steel and glass ceramics, in addition to being resistant to corrosion and mechanical damage, are easy to clean from contamination.
Devices of different designs have different dimensions. The dimensions of the device are very important for small stalls with limited work space.
Price categories of gas appliances
The price of a gas apparatus for shawarma (electric, however, also) depends on the number of burners. The range of prices for devices depends on the choice of manufacturer.
There are European, Chinese andRussian manufacturers. The most expensive are European, the cheapest are Chinese. High-quality and reliable devices from Europe in technical characteristics from the Russian practically do not differ. The Chinese counterparts cannot boast of high reliability and quality of warranty service, even if there is one.
Russian products are manufactured at certified enterprises, with a good combination of price and quality and a warranty period of up to ten years.
Today, the price for a gas apparatus for shawarma can vary from nine thousand for the simplest models with a small load to more than one hundred and eighty thousand rubles per hundred kg of meat.
In the Russian market known Turkish manufacturer Pimak. Its gas apparatuses for one burner cost about 15 thousand rubles, for two burners - 19 thousand rubles, for three - 25 thousand rubles.
Not less famous Russian Grill-Master supplies products, the cost of which for one burner is about 11 thousand rubles, for two - in the range from 18 to 28 thousand rubles, for three - from 24 to 36 thousand rubles.
Today, if you wish, you can find gas appliances for mobile trade in shawarma for any outlet, both in the amount of meat, and in the dimensions of the device, and in cost.
