From the English "high" and "efficiency" comes Hifficiency® - so this baking and cooking accessory is highly efficient. Here's why: particularly heat-conductive alloys used as metal substrates, together with the DURAPEK® and OBSIDIAN SHELL® coatings, absorb heat especially quickly in the oven, distribute it very evenly, and release it rapidly again. The coatings are designed so that no baking paper is required, which would otherwise negatively affect heat transfer. Baking paper also soaks up escaping liquid, which can lead to soggy results or longer baking times. HIFFICIENCY® products are also always coated on the underside, both to speed up heat absorption and to prevent aluminum abrasion, the company adds.
As a result, baked products are ready about 10% faster, and often the oven temperature can additionally be lowered by around 10 °C, says Dr. Christoph Stecher, managing director of acs Coating Systems GmbH, Wilhelmshaven. No baking paper is needed at all. In total, this adds up to a production efficiency gain of over 10%, meaning the somewhat higher purchase price pays for itself quickly, according to the company.
For alkali applications there are HIFFICIENCY® alkali perforated trays, fully coated with DURAPEK® at a thickness of 70 µm. The holes used to hang the trays during coating are tightly sealed with stainless steel rivets. The specially developed riveting technique for this is patented. HIFFICIENCY® alkali perforated trays are available in all common bakery sizes as well as GN sizes. Advantages: especially good baking behavior, no baking paper, efficiency gain.
Another special feature is the patented HIFFICIENCY® multi-bake plate. It's unperforated and has a convex geometry, so that escaping liquid quickly flows to the side. There it's caught in a surrounding channel. According to the company, the multi-bake plate is torsion-resistant and doesn't warp in the oven. As a result, baked goods are crispier, ready faster, and have a smooth base. The results are more comparable to those from stone ovens - from alkali baked goods to pizza - produced in a convection oven. The multi-bake plate can also be made alkali-resistant. It can be used on both sides for anything to be baked, fried, grilled or braised in the oven. Available sizes: ENBM, 1/1 GN, ½ GN. Advantages: good baking and frying behavior, no baking paper, efficiency gain.
The DURAPEK® coating has been further improved and now withstands around 300,000 scrub cycles in wear testing. That's about 10 times as much as good 3-layer PTFE coatings, the company adds. It's also suitable for anything sweet. Anyone who doesn't want polymers in the oven can be served by the ceramic OBSIDIAN SHELL® coating. DURAPEK® and OBSIDIAN SHELL® contain no solvents, no PFOA, and are suitable for oven use up to the highest temperatures without restriction, without off-gassing. HIFFICIENCY® accessories are developed and manufactured by acs Coating Systems in Wilhelmshaven.