February 23, 2016 - 10:01am
Picard vs Doyon ovens
Hello all,
Thanks in advance for your opinions and suggestions. I've looked around the forums and don't see anybody reporting any user experience for the Picard Modulux oven. I'm considering purchasing this oven new. It's between this or a comparable Doyon brand model. Any experience with these ovens? Or other suggestions? I have single phase electric at my location and so far these are the only two models I've found that can be ordered as single phase. Tough to find used equipment set up for single phase. I bake baguettes, bialys and some larger loaves on a daily basis for retail.
Any thoughts much appreciated!
Kazio
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for single phase electric deck ovens:
Polin
Baker's Best
but good to know Picard and Doyon have that option too!!!
Keep us posted on your search experience, as others here are interested (or at least I am)...
there is some relevant discussion here:
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/44346/microbakeries
I've worked briefly at a bakery with a Picard ... Model T? I don't remember the exact model number, but it had 5 pairs of revolving decks, and a broken steam injector.
The gas jets tend to fill with flour dust and clog, so you have to open the side of the oven and go in and clean each nozzle by hand, which isn't easy. It sees a lot of use, though, and could hold a lot of bread at once in a very small space.
I haven't worked with other commercial ovens, and this isn't the model you were looking at... so this may not help?
Which oven did you end up getting? Like it? I'm trying to decide between three different 2-deck electric ovens (single phase). Advice?