If you answered yes to any of these questions you can benefit by changing to a Macadams Baking Systems rack oven

W & P Reedy along with Macadams Baking Systems can now offer you a real alternative with the new Falcon 1, 2 or 3 from Macadams.

Falcon have special features designed for the Patisserie or specialist Hot Bread Shop.

If you have thought of changing but are worried about those disaster stories relating to other brands - come to W & P Reedy - we guarantee the quality seal of approval.

We do not advocate replacing all deck ovens, but for you to think about using a combination of different ovens.
Instead of using a 4 deck x 4 tray oven, or a 5 deck x 4 tray oven,
think about using:
one x double rack oven, and a 2 deck 2 tray oven,
or one x double rack oven, and a 3 deck 3 tray oven,
or two x single rack ovens, and a 2 deck 3 tray oven,
or two x single rack ovens, and a 3 deck 3 tray,
The combinations are many.

With a Macadams deck oven in combination with a Macadams rack oven, you can continue to have an economical expansion by adding another deck to your oven if you are building up the sales of smaller lines.

W & P Reedys have for some time been concerned about the disinformation within the industry about the ability of rack ovens to bake the same products, with the same quality, as a deck oven.
Reedys have also been concerned that many larger patisseries and gourmet bakeries are persisting with their large 4 x 4 deck ovens or even 5 x 4 deck ovens.
This type of oven configuration must be costing these owners a fortune if you consider the additional labour required to run the oven, especially if the trays need to be turned for even bake and in the low energy efficiency of a deck oven compared to a rack oven.

For example:
If you had to employ an extra baker to work your deck oven, then consider this.
He works 38 hours week, x 52 weeks/year, x say $15/hr = say $30,000.00
Add on costs: ovetime, holidays, sick leave, loadings, penalties rates, Superannuation, Workers Compensation, - say 30% ($9,000.00) - Estimated Total = $39,000.00 PLUS energy losses as against savings from an efficient rack oven = ?????????

We estimate that freeing up a skilled employee in the shop to do other more highly skilled work will also add value to the business and any savings in overtime or reduction in total hours worked would be a direct saving to the owner which can be multiplied by the years of life of the oven.

It is not hard to see that even if half the above amount could be saved, then the pay back period for the investment would be very short. If a rack oven has a productive life of 20 years, then all those free years of savings keep adding up year after year after year.