Groen (2)HY-5GF 10-Pan HyPerSteam Convection Steamer - Double Stacked, Stand, Pressureless, Natural Gas

Groen rates the (2)HY-5GF at five 12 x 20 x 2-1/2 in pans to a unit. Groen heats it with gas, which puts the running cost on the meter rather than on the electrical service. That is ten across the stacked pair.

A self-contained steam generator supplies a cavity that runs pressureless, so there is no pressure to release and no wait before a second pan goes in. Groen states 62,000 BTU/hr per unit, which works out at 12,400 BTU/hr for each 2-1/2 in deep pan. Convection is what makes a full load even, because moving steam reaches the back of a cavity where still steam does not. Deliming is started from the panel and runs as a cycle, which is the difference between descaling on a schedule and descaling after a breakdown.

Stainless steel is used for the cavity and the cabinet, and the panels lift off rather than unbolt piece by piece. The door carries a concealed magnetic switch, so opening it takes the heat off before anyone reaches in. Polished stainless steel lines the cavity. Operation is a power button and a 60 minute timer with a continuous steam setting, plus a READY light to say when the cavity is up. CSA, AGA and NSF appear on the sheet.

This is the double stacked, stand mounted configuration: two cavities in the space of one. The supply is 115 V single phase. Overall height is 71-3/8 Inch, which on a stacked pair is the figure to check against the ceiling and the hood. Siting it near the pass shortens the carry, which is the point of cooking in service pans.

Features

• Insulated door and cabinet — less radiant heat into the aisle.
• Timed control — the batch is set and left.
• Rated at 62,000 BTU/hr — input enough to hold a boil.
• Double stacked on a stand — two cavities, one floor position.
• CSA certified — the gas listing accepted across the border.
• Takes 10 pans at once — throughput sized to the tray line.
• Auto-clean deliming — descaled by a button at shift end.
• Steam delivered pressureless — no depressurising before loading.

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