Excellence comes in many shapes and forms, but one thing is constant: the quest to achieve the best possible result – whatever the discipline and regardless of the starting point. Aesthetics and a passion for detail are fundamental to the top chef’s work; each of his dishes is a beautiful little creation. Yet for Silvio Germann, culinary perfection is primarily a question of precision: “For me food needs to be done to perfection, there’s no compromise,” he says. “Once we’ve defined the perfect cooking time and temperature, we stick to it resolutely, and we can rely on the combi-steam cooker to do just that.”