The MiniTube is available in a wide variety of sizes to fit your needs and space. In addition, he has since branched out into the wholesale bread business, supplying local delis with his bread. Now, Jason is in the process of purchasing 2 rack ovens from Empire to make fresh cakes, cookies and pastries. They supplied Jason with all of the equipment that he needed to make the dough from scratch, and prepare it for baking. Jason finds Empire to be an excellent source for all of his bakery equipment needs. “I would highly recommend this oven to other supermarkets.” It is a great energy and space saver that truly delivers an excellent product”, explains Jason. “My bakery business has greatly increased since I purchased the MiniTube Oven. French Baguettes, Long French Bread, Semolina, Italian, Whole Wheat Italian, Round Semolina, Large Oval Semolina, Portuguese Rolls, Cuban Bread, Rye Bread, Focaccia, Garlic Bread, Garlic Toast and Garlic Knots are baked daily in Met Food's New Hyde Park location. In addition to improved quality, Jason can now offer many more varieties of bread. The consistency of this bread is perfect! The outer layer has a nice crisp texture and the inside is soft and flavorful.” “My bread is ‘up-to-par’ with the best Italian bakeries around. “Customers were so pleased with the quality of the bread, they started coming back in droves”, said Jason.

Shortly after Jason purchased the oven, he began advertising his new breads. It definitely gives us a superior product.” My baker is very happy with the MiniTube. The result is a consistent quality product. Less moving parts means less maintenance. The vapor tubes distribute heat evenly throughout the oven so there is no need for moving parts. “Empire really took the time to educate me and my baker about the oven, its capabilities and its advantages versus the other types of ovens. Additional bonuses were the low energy costs and easy maintenance. The MiniTube was a dream come true because it fit into his limited space and delivered the high quality artisan-style bread that he wanted to sell. Empire introduced Jason to the stone-hearth gas-fired MiniTube Oven. His head baker suggested that he give Empire Bakery Equipment a call. Jason knew that in order to compete with the local Italian bakeries, he needed to replace his existing oven and start making his bread from scratch.Īs Jason began shopping around, he discovered that most of the deck ovens on the market were made for large wholesale bakeries and too big for his small supermarket bakery. Until that time, he was buying par-baked bread from a local supplier and baking it off in a small convection oven. He had a vision to increase his supermarket bakery business by offering his customers better quality artisan-style breads. Jason Ferreira owns five of the over 100 Met Food supermarket locations in the NY area.

Empire minitube deck oven