AMT Gasstronorm 1/3 - 5.5cm deep

A: It is built to the same standard dimensions as the trays supplied with combi ovens, so it drops into an existing oven in place of the original without any change to the equipment.

A: Because the original wore out, warped or lost its coating. Combi trays take heavy cycling, and the replacement decision comes up long before the oven does.

A: Availability and price. OEM spares are ordered through the equipment channel, often with a lead time, while a standard GN tray is a stocked item. The specification is the same because the standard is the same.

A: The GN fraction their oven takes and the depth that clears their runners. Ovens are built to the standard, but rack spacing varies, and depth is the dimension that catches people out.

A: It suits smaller batches and side items, and three of them fill the same space as one full-size tray. In a combi that means three dishes running together instead of one.

A: It is the useful middle. It holds enough for anything with liquid without being so deep that steam struggles to reach the contents evenly, which is the trade at 10cm.

A: It is built for professional use, and the reason it matters here is cleaning rather than release. Combi cooking bakes residue hard, and a coated surface is the difference between a rinse and a soak.

A: Yes. It is a standard GN 1/3 tray, so it works in conventional ovens, on racking, in holding units and on a counter like any other fraction.

A: Any account running combi ovens, which in this market is most institutional and contract kitchens. It is a repeat consumable line disguised as an equipment item.

A: As a replenishment item rather than a project item. Combi trays are replaced on a cycle, so a customer who buys once will buy again, and the reorder is predictable.