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Steam cooking is one of the healthiest alternatives in commercial kitchens, whether it's a K-12 cafeteria in Maryland a university dining facility in Virginia or a restaurant in D.C., more and more chefs are turning to steam. But it's not just for health benefits.

School lunches aren’t the same as they were 30, 15 or even five years ago. Chances are, however, your school kitchen could still look the same. 

There are two likely scenarios this time of year. The first one is a school nutrition director sits down to review the 2018-19 budget and realizes there's a surplus. The second and more common option is to conclude, "We have to figure out how to save more next year."

Both scenarios lend themselves to replacing, refreshing, or reinventing your school cafeteria, and here are eight ways to do it.

We recently featured a post on the basics of steam cooking because we believe steam is one of the most effective, nutrient-preserving cooking methods in commercial kitchens. It's effective because steam is always looking for ways to turn back into water, and as a result, it will always look for the coolest parts of food, in effect, cooking it.

When you think about steam cooking, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the health benefit. After all, one of the key components of cooking with steam is it doesn't require frying or any sort of oil. Steam cooking also allows foods to retain their vitamins and minerals, and ingredients will retain their color and appearance.

It's that time of year. We are quickly moving through the end of summer and getting ready for schools to reopen. We are bombarded with advertisements in all forms of media regarding sales of back to school supplies.

Are you ready to steam? What about bake? How about an ideal-sized unit that can do both for your Maryland or Virginia foodservice operation?

For more than 100 years, Southbend has provided top-quality and innovative products that result from a commitment to the foodservice industry. With a focus on reliable and high-quality cooking equipment, they've created products that have already benefited foodservice operators across Virginia and Maryland ranging from school cafeterias, fine dining, business and corporate cafeterias, colleges and universities, and many more.

Even though it might look like a microwave, the Panasonic Sonic Steamer is much more than meets the eye. And once people see first hand what they can actually do, operators quickly realize how unique they really are. But what is a Sonic Steamer, and what are the benefits? Let's take a closer look.