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The reversible fan ensures uniform heat and steam distribution inside the oven chamber by automatically changing direction during cooking. This results in even baking, roasting, and steaming – ideal for delicate pastries, evenly browned meats, and consistent multi-tray cooking.

Total Fan Control lets you choose between 9 fan speeds, giving you full control over air circulation:

• Low speeds : For delicate items like soufflés, meringues, or long roasts
• Medium speeds : Ideal for croissants, fish, and sous-vide cooking
• High speeds : Best for crispy-skinned chicken, roasted vegetables, and bread

Adjusting fan speed improves results, reduces product movement, and enhances consistency.

Absolutely. The Invoq combi oven’s precise temperature and humidity control make it perfect for sous-vide cooking. Simply vacuum-seal the product, place it in the oven, and run the CombiSpeed programme with 30% humidity. It is a gentle method that enhances flavor, retains nutrients, and ensures juicy results.

Uneven baking is often caused by insufficient preheating or excess humidity in the chamber. For best results:

• Preheat to 10°C above the target temperature
• Load trays quickly to avoid heat loss
• Open the exhaust to release humidity, especially when baking frozen goods like Danish pastries

To create crispy textures, it is essential to remove humidity from the oven chamber. Open the exhaust during the final phase of cooking or baking to release steam. This helps pork rinds crackle and bread form a crusty exterior.

Preheating ensures stable chamber temperature before food enters the oven, which is crucial for even cooking and consistent results. For best baking performance, preheat to 10°C above your target temperature and load quickly to reduce thermal drop.

CombiSense and CombiSpeed are advanced humidity control systems built into the Invoq combi oven to ensure precision and consistent quality across various cooking techniques.

• CombiSense automatically regulates humidity in the oven based on the food’s moisture release. It adapts in real-time to factors like load size, frozen items, and changing conditions – ensuring optimal texture, moisture, and colour while enhancing the Maillard reaction for crisp finishes.
• CombiSpeed offers level-controlled humidity injection that speeds up cooking by creating a high-pressure steam environment. It is ideal for faster cooking, tenderising larger cuts, and overnight cooking or holding, keeping products moist and juicy.

You can even combine the two in a single cooking program: start with CombiSpeed to reduce cooking time, then switch to CombiSense for perfect finishing.

• CombiSteam uses injection steam only. Water is sprayed directly onto the heating elements, generating steam quickly and efficiently. This method is energy-saving and ideal for most everyday steaming needs.
• HybridSteam combines injection steam with a boiler system, offering both speed and high steam saturation. Smart sensors select the optimal method (or both) depending on the recipe. This means maximum flexibility, performance, and uptime – even during boiler maintenance.

HybridSteam is ideal for demanding steaming, delicate products, and busy kitchens requiring consistent results with minimal energy use.

CareCycle is HOUNÖ’s smart cleaning system for Invoq ovens. It uses eco-friendly detergent and descaling tabs and offers seven different cleaning programs, from quick Turbo to energy-saving Eco.

• Eco mode: Overnight cleaning with lower cost and water use
• Turbo mode: 15-minute quick clean to reduce downtime
• Smart guidance: The oven tells you how many tabs to insert
• Safe & sustainable: Phosphate-free, recirculating wash, and no chemical residue allowed post-clean

You can monitor consumption and cleaning history via Open Kitchen cloud.

The optional Fat Separation System collects grease and fat during cooking into an external tray below the oven – not inside the cooking chamber. This prevents drain blockages, enhances safety and hygiene, and frees up tray space for more cooking capacity.

It is ideal for fatty products like:

• Chicken, ribs, sausages, and bacon
• Especially useful in PassThrough ovens and roll-in configurations

The system is factory-installed, steam-tight, splash-proof, and helps meet environmental regulations.

These adaptive cooking features automatically adjusts cooking and baking time if the oven temperature changes unexpectedly (e.g., door opens or load size varies). Intelligent sensors detect the shift and compensate without user input, ensuring perfect results – every time.

CTC (for Invoq Combi and Hybrid) and BTC (for Invoq Bake) are active during both recipe and MenuPlanner modes and prevents:

• Under- or overcooked items
• Burnt edges or collapsed products
• Wasted batches due to staff error

Delta-T cooking slowly raises the oven temperature in sync with the product’s core temperature, resulting in:

• Maximum yield
• Tender, juicy texture
• No resting time needed before carving

Cook & Hold maintains the ideal temperature after cooking, perfect for overnight roasting or service prep, especially for large cuts of meat.
This method:

• Saves on staffing during off-hours
• Reduces energy use
• Improves food quality and profit margins

RackTimer links a timer to each rack in the Invoq oven, making multi-product cooking stress-free and accurate. The oven alerts you when each dish is ready and compensates for door openings by adjusting time.
Benefits:

• Supports up to 10 timers
• Intuitive display with green/red flash alerts
• Great for teamwork in busy kitchens
• Ideal for à la carte service and varied menus

SmartChef for Invoq Combi and Hybrid and SmartBaker for Invoq Bake simplify cooking and baking by guiding you through a smart process:

1. Select product
2. Choose cooking method and temperature
3. Let the oven handle the rest

It automatically adjusts for load size, ensures consistent quality, and stores HACCP reports. You can save, edit, and replicate recipes for complete consistency – perfect for QSR, chains, or staff with varied experience levels.

MultiRack is HOUNÖ’s flexible rack system for Invoq designed to maximize oven capacity and versatility. It allows you to use multiple tray sizes simultaneously in the Invoq Bake, Combi or Hybrid ovens, including:

• 1/1 GN trays
• 400 x 600 mm baking sheets (EN)
• US full-size sheet pans
• Hotel pans (e.g. 1/1 GN, 65 mm)

This means you can cook a wide product mix at once, such as artisan bread, pastries, snacks, and full meals – without changing equipment.

MultiRack is perfect for bakeries, QSRs, and mixed-production kitchens looking to increase throughput and flexibility with minimal investment.

The steaming mode is ideal for cooking vegetables, rice, pasta, seafood, and sous-vide dishes. It uses steam to gently cook ingredients while preserving nutrients, texture, and colour. It is also perfect for reheating food without drying it out.

Use it when you want precision, moisture retention, and healthy results.

Combi mode uses a mix of steam and convection heat, making it the most versatile cooking function. It is ideal for roasting meats, baking casseroles, cooking gratins, or regenerating meals. The humidity prevents shrinkage and drying out, while convection ensures an even, golden finish.

Use convection mode when you want a dry heat environment – perfect for roasting, baking pastries and bread, grilling, or crisping items like potatoes or pork crackling. Air circulates at high speed for uniform browning and crisp textures.

For best crust results, open the exhaust at the end of the cooking process to remove excess moisture.

Absolutely. With the right grill trays or accessories, the combi oven can be used for grilling steaks, pan-frying vegetables, or cooking bacon. The high heat and controlled humidity help achieve caramelisation and searing, while keeping the inside moist.

Explore the grill trays and other oven accessories here.

For best results, use high fan speed and finish with the exhaust open to crisp the exterior.