How to open a point for the sale of shawarma. Shawarma equipment: skewer and grill, a must in the kitchen, how to cook and sell Benefits of opening a shawarma selling point

For a successful business start, only two conditions must be met: the use of only fresh and high-quality products in the cooking process and the right choice of a place for installing off-site fast food (places with high human traffic: bus stops, recreation parks, central streets, etc. ).

Shawarma (shawarma) is a Turkish dish consisting of fried minced meat with salad and sauces, wrapped in a special way in thin pita bread. As a meat product, pork, chicken, lamb are most often chosen, less often - veal.

1. To prepare shawarma, the meat is strung in thin slices on a vertical grill skewer, and then thinly sliced, crumbling into a pan.
2. Chopped meat, a salad of fresh vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage) are superimposed on the expanded pita bread, mayonnaise sauce and ketchup are poured over.
3. Then it is wrapped and packed in a paper bag.

The product preparation technology requires the following equipment:

• meat grill,
• food storage refrigerator,
• work surface of the seller and a sink with water,
• cabinets for food storage and cash registers,
• microwave oven for heating,
• seller chair,

Products and consumables:

• meat,
• pita,
• salad (tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage),
• sauces - tomato, mayonnaise + mustard,
• paper bags, napkins.

Consider several options for equipment for making shawarma and choose the most optimal one.

Option number 1

Option number 2

Option number 3

comparison table

A comparative analysis of the equipment shows that the Chinese grill is the cheapest, but has the lowest productivity. At the same time, grills of Russian and Italian production are comparable in performance, but the Russian EL-2 is much cheaper. Therefore, the 1st option will be used as the basic equipment for calculations.

April 2016 update: Current equipment prices:

Optional equipment:

• refrigerator for food storage - 11,920 rubles.
• microwave oven — 2 289 rubles.
• chair for the seller - 425 rubles.

TOTAL additional costs - 14,634 rubles.

To equip a shawarma selling point, you must have a stationary kiosk / tent / van with connected electricity and water.

One of the options for organizing activities is the purchase of a single-axle commercial trailer "Kupava". Its cost, taking into account additional equipment (autonomous water supply, electric meter, water heater), is 123,930 rubles.

In total, the cost of equipping the outlet (kiosk, basic and additional equipment) is 166,064 rubles.

Feasibility study of the project

Capital investments

• Purchase of a kiosk, equipment: 166,064 rubles.
• Delivery of equipment: 15,000 rubles.
• Purchase of products, napkins, packaging bags: 10,000 rubles
• Registration in INFS, payment of rent for one month, other expenses: 50,000 rubles.

The total amount of initial investment in the shawarma business will be 241,064 rubles.

Calculation of revenue and profitability

Cost calculation

The cost of manufacturing 1 portion of shawarma, the approximate composition and consumption of products - in the table:

	Consumption in kind	Price	Cost, rub.
Marinated fried meat	50g	60 rub/100g	30 rub
Pita	1 PC	5 rub	5 rub.
Salad	40 g	30 rub/kg	1.20 rub.
mayonnaise sauce	10 g	40 rub / 1 kg	0.40 RUB
Tomato sauce	10 g	30 rub/1kg	0.30 RUB
Paper bag	1 PC	0.80 rub/piece	0.80 RUB
Napkins	2 pcs	11 rub/50 pcs	0.44 RUB
Electricity, kW per serving	3.2 kWh	3,5	RUB 1.12
The cost of 1 portion,	RUB 39.26
Monthly cost (3,000 servings)	117 780

The total cost of wages for 2 sellers, rent of a place, utility bills, other expenses - about 50 thousand rubles.

Profit calculation:

Profit = 210,000 rubles. - 117,780 rubles. - 50,000 rubles. = 42,220 rubles.

ROI - 241,064 / 42,220 = 6 months.

Pyotr Stolypin, 2013-05-06

Choosing a shawarma machine

Shawarma is in great demand among consumers in the catering market. This is an oriental dish prepared according to a special recipe. To facilitate the cooking process, they use special equipment - shawarma machines.

How the machine works

To quickly prepare a dish, in all places of public catering use special machines for cooking shawarma.

They are of two types - electric and gas.

Meat is strung on a constantly rotating skewer. During rotation, the heating element constantly roasts the product, giving it a unique taste. The fried meat is cut into small slices and immediately used to make shawarma.

Device Features

The shawarma maker can be gas or electric. The first one works from a gas cylinder connected to it, and the electric ones from the mains. Moreover, the latter option is increasingly being installed at home. Gathering in large companies, people get the opportunity to independently prepare their favorite dish in any quantity. The meat cooked on this device is ideal for other dishes.

Device design

The device for making shawarma, as well as refrigerated cabinets and other equipment, has its own design features. The basis in it is the case made of steel. If the device is gas, then gas burners are installed in it. In electrical, electric heaters are used. There are several of them and the mode of each is controlled by a regulator.

The device has a vertical knife on which meat is strung. At the bottom, a tray is thought out for draining fat from the product during its preparation.

To prevent the meat from burning, it must be rotated. This process is different on different devices.

Some have a hydraulic drive that makes the knife rotate at a frequency of 2-3 revolutions per minute, and on some models the rotation is performed manually.

In addition, each device has additional equipment in the form of protective glass or special frames for cooking shish kebab. A large electric knife is very convenient, which allows you to cut meat into pieces of a given size.

The skewer itself may not be very large, only 40-50 centimeters. This version of the device allows you to install this device at home. With it, you can cook any dishes with meat, not only shawarma, but also barbecue, etc.

Which device to choose

Any device, whether it be a device for making shawarma, refrigerated display cases or some other device, requires careful selection. When choosing a device, you need to decide what type it will be and how much meat it should cook. For home use, small electrical devices are suitable, and for cafes and other catering places it is better to choose gas-type devices. It is also worth deciding how much meat the device should cook at a time (different models are able to fry meat with a total weight of up to 90 kilograms).

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Doner machines. Used to make doner kebab and shawarma. Low cost - high yield. They are divided into gas and electric devices, of various capacities and configurations. All related equipment is available; fryers, contact grills, knives, doner spatulas. Sending to all regions from a warehouse in Almaty. We invite interested organizations and individuals to cooperate.
Characteristics:
Overall dimensions, mm - 720x520x1110
Loading, kg - 80-100
Gas inlet diameter - 1/2 inch
Heating power, kW - 50
Maximum gas consumption, kg / h - 0.40
Producer: REMTA (Türkiye)
Characteristics
Country of origin Türkiye
Scope of fast-food
Power supply electricity
Automatic skewer rotation

Sharmu is a traditional Caucasian dish, but the combination of charcoal grilled meat and juicy vegetables will impress any gourmet.

To make shawarma at home, you will need the following products:
- meat;
- thin Armenian or Georgian lavash;
- vegetables, namely juicy tomatoes and cucumbers;
- fresh parsley;
- mayonnaise and ketchup to create the simplest sauce;
- mustard, only for lovers of spicy dishes.

When choosing meat, keep in mind that pork is ideal. Choose a part of her that has some fat, such as the neck or back. You can cook lamb, only chicken is suitable for poultry meat. Don't use beef, it will be too tough.
First, we cut the meat into large pieces, then you need to cook it in one of the chosen ways: either fry in a very hot frying pan without a lid, or light a barbecue in the yard and cook over coals, or save a few pieces of barbecue from dinner the day before.
Cut the cooked meat into small pieces, do not grind too much - the taste will be lost, and large pieces will be hard to chew.
Before you start cutting vegetables, do not forget to wash them. Remove the middle from the tomato, and cut only the pulp into small pieces. Cut the cucumber into four parts and crumble not very finely.
Rinse the parsley thoroughly under water, you can not cut it, but pinch off each leaf.

Spread the pita bread and cut it into even three parts, that is, each pita bread is enough for three shawarma. All ingredients are superimposed not in the middle of the product, but on the side, stepping back from the edge of 5-7 centimeters. First, squeeze out a strip of mayonnaise and kebab ketchup, if you like very spicy dishes, then add a third strip - from mustard.

Start wrapping the pita bread in a tube, but first bend its bottom edge so that the products do not fall out and the juice does not flow out.

• The subtleties of production
• Shawarma in a mobile trailer
• OKVED code
• Taxation system
• Permissions to open
• Production technology

The profitability of a business on "shawarma" or "shawarma" does not raise any doubts. This is food, and tasty, fast and relatively cheap. The demand for this product is always high, at any time of the year. The success of such a business, according to practitioners, depends on two main factors: the location of the point and the qualifications of the cook ...

Shawarma business - choose the format!

The most common format in the shawarma trade is the installation of a kiosk or a small pavilion in high-traffic areas. The most popular of which are: public transport stops, subway exits, markets, bus and railway stations, airports, universities and technical schools, shopping and entertainment centers, city beaches, cinemas, central city streets. Places on busy roads are also profitable. You can even open a shawarma point in a small village if a federal highway passes through it. In this case, every trucker and tourist is a potential client of the establishment. Most often, one worker copes with all duties on the spot, who prepares the dish and accepts payment. The second person (administrator or supplier) monitors the availability of ingredients, consumables and supplies them on time.

How much can you earn on shawarma

It is impossible to name the exact income of such a point, since a lot of factors affect the final profit. For example, the location of the point, the range of goods, the presence of competitors, etc. One can spend 50 thousand on rent, and the other - 250 thousand. By the way, we recommend reading the article " How to conclude a lease agreement". In order to increase turnover, in addition to the classic shawarma, the organizers include related products in the assortment: coffee, tea, chocolate, cold drinks, smoked meats, salads and grills.

Depending on the place, at a certain time, the emphasis is either on shawarma or on the grill. For example, grilled chicken may come purposefully in the evening (after work), while shawarma is more often acquired spontaneously by people passing by at lunchtime. The sale of related products allows you to close the cost of rent, utility bills, taxes, fuel, while shawarma and grill bring the main profit to the outlet. In some cities there are popular "fast food" places where dozens of shawarma outlets are located on the same line. And everyone, you know, is doing well. No one closes, there are enough customers for everyone, and a place can only be redeemed for big money. One portion is sold on average for 190 rubles, and the average bill is 250 rubles. (due to the purchase of coffee, tea, etc.) Cooking one shawarma takes 1.5 - 2 minutes. The most successful points sell 300 servings per day, making revenue under 60 - 100 thousand rubles. Net profit per month reaches 250 thousand rubles. and more. And this is just from one point in the kiosk format. Individual organizers create a network of 5 - 10 similar objects and live very well.

True, as in any business, there is an important economic component. Because even the presence of customers cannot guarantee the profitability of a business. The main expenses of a shawarma point are the rent and wages of the shawarma chef. Rent in a more or less advantageous place in Moscow costs at least 50 thousand rubles. And in especially bustling places, for example, near the metro, you will have to pay more than 250 thousand rubles for rent. per month. The exit of the shawarma to the point costs an average of 1500 rubles. Plus, to motivate employees, it is customary to pay bonuses. For example, for each portion sold, the cook may be paid 10-15 rubles. Individual employees manage to sell 250 units per day, thereby earning an additional 2500 rubles.

The subtleties of production

The cost of shawarma can vary dramatically depending on the season. So, in summer the prices for vegetables are much lower than in winter. And, as you know, one of the main components of delicious shawarma is cabbage, tomato, cucumber and greens. The approximate weight of the dish is 440 grams. 80 grams is meat, the rest is vegetables, Korean carrots, sauces and mayonnaise. Meat for shawarma is used differently, up to lamb and turkey. The most popular is chicken, as the most affordable in terms of price. The principle of preparation for each type of meat is the same: the meat is cut into fillets, beaten a little and marinated for 12 hours.

As part of the marinade, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, black pepper, red vinegar, olive oil and parsley are used. In the classic version, the meat is cooked on an open fire, but some use a regular frying pan. The juiciness of the dish is given by an orange, which is planted over the meat on a skewer. The juice flows down and evenly soaks the meat. One of the basic rules is that lavash must be absolutely fresh. Lavash pita bread tends to crack, because of which the entire component of the shawarma can crawl out. The client will definitely not be happy with such a surprise. So the search for a stable supply of lavash should be given special attention, since almost every city has similar mini-productions.

How much money do you need to start a business

At first glance, it may seem that large investments are not required here. However, a cursory calculation shows that even with modest calculations, investments in the opening of one kiosk with shawarma exceed half a million. Approximate investment calculation:

• Trade stall / pavilion - 250,000 rubles. with installation
• Approvals and permits, electricity supply - 80,000 rubles.
• Commercial and refrigeration equipment, grill, coffee machine, etc. - 100,000 rubles.
• Purchase of products, ingredients and assortment of goods - 25,000 rubles.
• Business registration and other expenses - 20,000 rubles.
• Reserve capital for unforeseen expenses - 50,000 rubles.

Total - 525,000 rubles. If you bring design elements to the point, for example, make a wooden-style pavilion, install a bright sign, good lighting and put up tables for snacks, the initial investment will approach a million. Those who are not interested in this business can choose another direction. For example, do profitable investment in cars or make money in real estate.

Shawarma in a mobile trailer

As a room for shawarma, you can use an ordinary stationary pavilion or kiosk. But, it is also possible to open a business in a mobile tonar trailer, in an appropriate design. The mobile option has one big advantage - mobility. It didn’t work in one place, without much loss we move to a new one. The stationary option may look more solid, but still the subsequent costs of moving the point in case of an unsuccessful start will be higher. Moreover, today there are many offers for fully equipped commercial trailers for cooking shawarma. However, they are completely autonomous. The backlight and grill in the trailer are powered by gas, and water is taken from conventional boilers (15 liters).

The point can be installed even on the roadway, where there are no communications! The area of ​​the trailer is 8 - 10 square meters. m. (and more, depending on modifications). The package includes: a refrigerator (such as "Atlant"), a chest freezer, a gas compartment, a sink with a water heater, exhaust ventilation, an electric meter, shelves, counters, lighting, a compartment for clothes, etc. The issue price is 450,000 rubles. For an additional fee, the manufacturer can install a skirt on the trailer (covers the wheels for an aesthetic look) and make a complete advertising design. It will cost approximately 100,000 rubles (we recommend reading the article “ Diner on wheels as a business»).

What documents are needed to open

No licenses are required to carry out such activities. The requirements for such facilities coincide with the requirements for a classic catering point that has a kitchen. An employee, who is also a cook and a seller, is required to have a medical book, and issued according to the labor code of the Russian Federation. All ingredients must have certificates of conformity provided by their supplier. These documents may be useful during an inspection by law enforcement agencies or an unscheduled inspection by Rospotrebnadzor. Attention to such points is always special, since there are quite a few cases of poisoning by fast food due to the negligence of the organizers.

OKVED code

As an organizational form for one or two points, an ordinary IP is more often registered. OKVED, you can choose either 55.30 “Activities of restaurants and cafes”, or 52.22.2 “Retail trade in meat and poultry products”. More precisely on this issue, they will consult the tax service, in which the business will be registered. The most suitable taxation system: UTII (imputation) or USN, depending on the region. You can also look at the patent system, which is considered the most profitable and hassle-free in terms of reporting - you pay once and “forget”.

Step-by-step plan for opening a shawarma

The sphere of fast food, the so-called fast food, attracts entrepreneurs with the relative ease of opening and the quick payback of the project. To start, you just need to purchase equipment, find space for placement, hire staff and negotiate with product suppliers. The step by step strategy is as follows:

The location of the outlet is a key point, since earnings directly depend on the number of potential customers and competitors. It is best to place such points in crowded places - markets, squares, near educational institutions, office buildings, and enterprises.

In order to start a business, you need register as a sole trader, or open an LLC, if, in addition to selling shawarma, it is planned to sell alcoholic beverages.

The sale of food products requires the mandatory availability of these documents.

After all the steps are followed, you can start a business project. Do not forget about the advertising company. If you are looking for the most profitable options for promoting your products, you can contact the kwork freelance service store, where you can order the necessary content, promote a group or website .

Shawarma business equipment

The main equipment for the production of shawarma is a grill machine. Choosing the right model should not be difficult, as there is a wide range of grills from various manufacturers on the market. At the initial stage, it is possible to purchase used equipment, or from Chinese manufacturers. The price range varies from 15 to 30 thousand rubles, Chinese manufacturers provide equipment from $300. In addition to the grill, you also need to purchase a refrigerator, various kitchen utensils, a water heater, a washstand, a microwave oven and a double-sided grill to add a golden crust to the finished shawarma.

Taxation system

The best option for choice of taxation system is the Simplified Taxation System (STS), which implies the payment of 6 percent of revenue, or 15 percent of profit, the entrepreneur himself chooses the interest rate.

Permissions to open

The necessary permits for opening this kind of business include the following documents:

1. Certificate of individual entrepreneur.
2. Certificate of tax registration.
3. Certificate from the sanitary-epidemiological station.
4. Availability of health books.
5. The conclusion of the Fire Department.

Production technology

Shawarma cooking technology comes down to slicing grilled meat, adding spicy sauce, spices, herbs, fresh vegetables and distributing all the ingredients in a pita leaf. Depending on the chosen recipe, you can use not only pita bread, but also Arabic pita - a flat, round bread. Want to discover something more original? Read the article " Business idea - Pizza cup, a new fast food format«!

Shawarma currently holds a firm place in the hearts and stomachs of those who are forced to snack on the go. By and large, even food from McDonald's is inferior to it, since the first one is easier to eat on the go - it is "packed" in pita bread from all sides, and the filling does not spill out on the run. A similar trick with the same hamburger will not work. There are enough points with this fast food in cities, but the popularity of shawarma is growing, so you can try to create a small food business on its basis by purchasing a shawarma machine and related equipment.

What is shawarma?

Initially, this was the name of a dish of Arab origin, which was a mixture of minced meat, sauce and vegetables wrapped in pita (unleavened flat bread) or thin pita bread.

There is no exact recipe, since everyone brought something different to the dish, based on the available products and the specifics of taste preferences.

In order to open a fast food point of sale, you must first purchase equipment for the production of shawarma. First of all, the choice and quantity of equipment depends on what exactly you plan to do shawarma with.

Below we will consider an extended list of positions, from which you can simply delete unnecessary elements. So, the raw materials for shawarma, with which the tortilla will be stuffed: meat or chicken, fresh chopped vegetables, french fries (the ingredient is controversial, but many like it), sauce.

Meat or chicken

The technology for processing these components varies. In order to cook meat, a special apparatus for shawarma is used.

It is an installation consisting of a vertically positioned meat skewer and heating elements that provide roasting of the product.

Distinguish:

• gas installations;
• electrical installations.

In practice, the difference between them is felt primarily in terms of economy - gas is cheaper than electricity. Also, some argue that electric models dry meat more.

The size is characterized by the number of tenes - the more there are, the more massive and productive the equipment for the production of shawarma.

Most models have an electric motor that is responsible for rotating the skewer and roasting the meat evenly, however, some cooks prefer to rotate it themselves in order to control the roasting process.

Also, this equipment often includes skewers for frying chicken pieces, but it is not very convenient to combine it with meat, and the chicken dries faster, so you should use a frying surface for heat treatment of poultry.

By and large, this is an ordinary electric frying pan, which, due to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe working surface, allows you to simultaneously fry a large amount of raw materials.

Vegetables

For cutting vegetables on a more or less tangible scale, neither a home processor, nor even hands, is enough.

It is worth getting a professional vegetable cutter. As a rule, such units are supplied "naked", that is, without knives, and you purchase the necessary nozzles separately.

Sliced ​​tomatoes, peppers, onions and cucumbers, chopped onions and cabbage, french fries go to shawarma. Based on this, we get knives: a 4 mm thick slicer for tomatoes, 2 mm for cucumbers, cabbage and peppers with onions, an 8 x 8 mm fry attachment.

French fries

For this part of the filling you need a deep fryer. Depending on the scope, its capacity also varies - one can have either one or two sections, while the volume of one "bath" varies from 4 to 10 in the desktop version and from 10 to 30 liters in the floor version. It could be, again:

• gas;
• electric.

Moreover, this equipment for the production of shawarma should be taken of the last type, since cooks sometimes complain that gas samples are heated unevenly and have "cold zones".

Sauce

Everyone has their own recipe, of course, but it is necessary to adhere to uniformity in any case. For example, you use ready-made mayonnaise, mixing it with spices, or you whip the dressing yourself. For the first and second purposes, an industrial immersion blender is suitable, which is able to achieve homogeneity in a matter of seconds.

In the process of cooking, vegetable cuts must be kept in the cold so that they do not deteriorate, while always having it on hand, avoiding the need to rush from the work surface to the refrigerator and back. For this, refrigerating tables with built-in gastronorm containers for cutting are widely used.

The final step in the preparation of this fast food is roasting.

A contact grill is used for even heating and giving a ruddy color. This equipment for the production of shawarma can have both smooth and embossed surfaces - this will not affect the quality of the final product. The principle of operation is simple - the filling wrapped in pita bread is placed on one thermal surface, pressed against the other, they wait for a while and the output is hot fragrant shawarma.

In this article about the production of shawarma, the description of neutral equipment, whether it be tables or stainless steel racks, is omitted, since their selection is individual and depends on the size of the working room.

One of the most popular fast food dishes is Shawarma or Shawarma. Both names are correct. Since the dish spread from the Middle East and conquered the whole world, the name, accordingly, has changed in sound.

In Arabic there is a letter "wow", through which the word is written. This letter is pronounced very close to the English W. There are no analogues to this letter in Russian. Therefore, the pronunciation through "in or y" is correct, albeit conditional.

Preparation of shverma does not take much time, it is prepared from natural products: beef, lamb, pork, chicken meat, vegetables and sauces.

The process of preparing Shawarma is a whole spectacle for the buyer.

Shawarma is a versatile dish, you can eat it on the go, as well as at a richly set table with a fork and knife in a restaurant. Also, you can improvise with any seasonings and sauces, which allows you to diversify its taste, avoiding addiction.

And it’s not so difficult to open Shaurmennaya. It can be both stationary and mobile in a stall or a van.

All these advantages of Shawarma are provided by special equipment, which makes the process of its preparation stable and simple.

Initially, meat for Shawarma was fried in a tandoor or in an oven like a kebab, after roasting the meat was wrapped in a thin flatbread made of unleavened dough. Now this way has not been prepared for a long time. Not in the East, not anywhere else. Modern Shawarma has become much tastier and more nutritious.

Equipment for Shawarma

To open a shawarma, you need to worry about the minimum set of equipment for these purposes, without which normal work will not work.

This list includes:

• The grill (oven) itself for frying shawarma,
• Table industrial, cutting from food, stainless steel,
• Double sink for washing hands and washing products,
• Refrigerator, chest freezer, for perishable products,
• Containers for storing seasonings, spices, etc.
• Blender or mixer - for making sauce,
• Recently, in the preparation of Shawarma, the use of a pressure grill to give Shawarma a crispy, crispy crust is gaining popularity.

Also, to expand the range of products offered, the shawarma can be equipped with:

• fryer,
• coffee machine,
• Equipment for cooking hot dogs or corn dogs,
• donut equipment,
• Microwave oven for reheating food, etc.

All this is due to the similarity of technological processes, the method of cooking, which significantly increases the payback of a fast food outlet.

Kebab oven or Shawarma machine

Meat for Shawarma is cooked on vertical grills (ovens). In the West, they have received the name Oven-kebab. Although a kebab is far from being a modern Shawarma.

When buying a Shawarma machine, you need to pay attention to such points as its performance and its power consumption.

And also it is necessary to calculate the payback and patency of the point where the shawarma will be located. You do not need a large and powerful device with a small turnover of customers. Perhaps it is worth simply expanding the choice of products offered in this place in order to cover the majority of consumers according to taste preferences.

The second not unimportant point is the country of origin. Chinese devices are of course much cheaper than Western or Russian manufacturers. But there is always a price to pay for a low price. In this case, it's quality. Such devices are taken mainly by novice entrepreneurs or catering establishments, where Shawarma is not the main activity.

Gas or electric shawarma?

Frying meat on a Shawarma machine can take place both on gas and on electricity.

For frying Shawarma powered by gas, additional investments, efforts and conditions will be required. The fact is that you will need to issue it in the gas and fire services.

Moreover, explosions of equipment have recently become more frequent due to its improper operation, and in many cities it is generally forbidden to use gas equipment. Therefore, before buying a gas apparatus for Shawarma, it is advisable for you to consult with the permitting authorities in your city.

Nevertheless, working on gas equipment significantly reduces the cost of cooking shawarma.

Rotisserie for Shawarma machine

The device for Shawarma comes with both electric and manual rotation of the spit. Either an experienced cook or a cook's assistant should work on the Shawarma machine with a manual spit drive. Such a device is used either at home or in expensive high-level institutions.

The electric shawarma machine provides a more uniform roasting of meat from all sides, but as you trim, you need to adjust the distance from the heating element, or the heating power, otherwise the meat will not be fried evenly. Also, when changing meat (from chicken to pork), it is necessary to change the speed of the skewer. It is desirable to do this for meat cut from more than one carcass. Therefore, ideally, it is better to choose a Shawarma machine with adjustable skewer speed.