Accurate steam controls help Moy Park keep its roast chickens juicy

Highly accurate Spirax Sarco steam controls play a vital role in an advanced new oven used to roast chicken at Moy Park’s Grantham factory. Two pneumatically-actuated Spirax Sarco KE control valves reduce the pressure from the plant's steam distribution main to 3 ± 0.1 bar g before it reaches the oven, regardless of changes in the required flow rate.

“We need precise control and the Spirax Sarco valves deliver it,” says a Moy Park spokesman.

The oven, part of a £3 million expansion at the site, cooks ready-to-eat roast chicken, which is bound for the supermarket shelves. To cater for different recipes, the oven has two main roasting zones and several intermediate chambers. Steam humidifies these chambers to keep the chicken moist.

When selecting its supplier, Moy Park looked for a combination of quality products and the right organisation to back them up. “We use Spirax Sarco equipment extensively throughout our steam systems,” says the Moy Park spokesman. “A lot of companies will sell you equipment but won’t provide proper back up, but we know we can always rely on Spirax Sarco to attend to our needs if we call.”