Pasta cooking baskets and false-bottom grids:tailor-made steel components for manufacturers of professional catering equipment.
Anyone who designs and manufactures pasta cookers for the professional catering sector knows that the reliability of the final appliance also depends on the details. The pasta cooking basket and the false-bottom grid are two such details: components that appear simple, yet have a significant impact on cooking performance, the lifespan of the tank and safety.
Tailor-made pasta cooking baskets: from Gastronorm to custom designs
Toffoli manufactures tailor-made pasta cooking baskets based on two key requirements of manufacturers: modular standardisation and complete customisation.
Standard Gastronorm sizes
For those designing pasta cookers compatible with the modular system of professional kitchens, baskets are available in standard Gastronorm sizes, in both longitudinal and transverse arrangements, with moulded bases.
This modularity allows manufacturers to easily assemble different tank configurations, offering users the flexibility they are accustomed to in Gastronorm environments.
Baskets made to measure or from a sample
When a project requires specific dimensions, capacities or fastenings, the baskets are made to measure or from a sample, fitting the appliance’s tank exactly. This is the ideal solution for those wishing to differentiate their product range.
Container: perforated metal sheet or micro-stretched mesh
The body of the basket can be made from perforated metal sheet or micro-stretched mesh, depending on the desired balance between drainage area, strength and aesthetic appeal. A plastic handle can be fitted to the handle, consisting of two parts that can be assembled using a mechanical coupling system: a solution designed to improve ergonomics and thermal insulation during everyday use.
False-bottom grids for pasta cookers: protection and durability
False-bottom grids are designed to be fitted to the base of the cooking tank and to shield the baskets from the heating elements. They are made to measure, either to a drawing or based on a sample, so as to fit perfectly into the machine’s internal geometry and optimise the available space.
For a manufacturer of equipment for the HoReCa sector, a well-dimensioned false-bottom grid means:
- greater protection for the baskets and the cooking tank over time;
- more stable and repeatable thermal behaviour;
- reduction in premature wear.
Materials and certifications: AISI 304/316 stainless steel and electropolished finish
The environment inside a pasta cooker — boiling water, steam, continuous cycles — is demanding, and components in contact with food must meet precise standards. For this reason, Toffoli’s baskets and false-bottom grids are made from AISI 304 or AISI 316 certified stainless steel, with a pickled, electropolished and passivated finish in accordance with DIN 8590.
Why develop these components with a specialist partner
Toffoli’s experience stems from the processing and fabrication of steel wire and from its long-standing collaboration with machinery manufacturers as a partner, not merely as a supplier. For technical departments and procurement offices, this translates into a number of tangible benefits:
- Dedicated technical department: development of products to specific requirements, with ongoing support throughout the design process
- Attention to detail: which improves the final product and its operational reliability.
- Flexibility and reliability of supply: thanks to a production facility that ranks amongst the leading ones in Italy for tailor-made baskets and grids.
For a professional manufacturer, this means being able to rely on a single point of contact for wire and metal sheet components, from project definition through to ongoing supply.
We develop your components to your specifications
If you are designing or upgrading a pasta cooking line and are looking for a partner capable of manufacturing tailor-made baskets and false-bottom grids, using certified materials and ensuring reliable supply, Toffoli’s technical department is on hand to analyse your project and propose the most suitable solution.
Contact Toffoli for technical advice or to request a quotation.
