Sweet chilli sauce

Sweet chilli sauce is a now a family favourite seen on most households table. Using a traditional steam jacketed kettle, food manufacturers struggle with burn on, flavour contamination, gum dispersion/hydration, fouling of the product and slow cooks that lack control. 

Food manufacturers use Steam Infusion to cook sweet chilli sauce because...

No burn-on contamination

Steam Infusion prevents burn-on contamination by introducing steam in a partial vacuum of -0.7barg (-10.1psig), cooking from the centre of the kettle out. Food manufacturers can preserve both the natural colour and taste of sauces.

Faster cooking & cleaning

The patented Vaction™ technology used in Steam Infusion is a highly effective heating and mixing device. The technology can heat 500kg (1102 lb) of water from 25°C (77°F) to 85°C (185°F) in less than 7 minutes. The sauce ingredients have a lower specific heat capacity than water and accordingly will be heated faster dependent on thickness/viscosity.

Improved consistency

Steam Infusion offers a more repeatable consistent cooking process with higher levels of control than traditional steam injectors and kettles. Cooking spices with Steam Infusion means flavour volatiles usually lost in conventional cooking are retained, thus spices and other aromatics can be reduced by upto 50% whilst giving a better flavour hit.

Better gum hydration & dispersion

The Steam Infusion Powder Entrainment systems deliver the dry powdered ingredients to the liquid through a partial vacuum pulled by the steam flow ensuring all powders are perfectly hydrated and evenly dispersed throughout the product for a better smoother textured sauce.