Groen AH/1E-60 60 Gallon Steam Jacketed Kettle - Stationary, Natural Gas

Burner heat rather than piped steam is what the AH/1E-60 runs on, at 60 gallons a batch. Legs under the vessel take the level out of the deck and then stay where they are set. The batch it holds is sized to a service rather than to a shift.

Groen does not state how far the jacket extends on this series, but the principle is the same: steam against the wall rather than flame under the pan. The sheet gives 30 PSI as the jacket maximum. There is no tilt mechanism, which removes a gearbox, a trunnion and an alignment from the machine.

The body is type 316 stainless, formed as a solid one-piece vessel. The wetted liner is 316 stainless, which is the grade to specify where brine and acid are in the vessel daily. Temperature is set on a thermostat, with indicator lights reporting the state of the jacket, with a safety valve and a power switch behind them. Groen lists the kettle to CSA, NSF and ASME.

Footprint is 33-1/2 Inch by 39-1/2 Inch, with an overall height of 50-3/4 Inch. Installation means running natural gas to the machine and taking the products of combustion away from it. A drain within reach matters, because the vessel is emptied where it stands.

Features

• Fired on gas — a simmer is held, not chased.
• Rated 30 PSI maximum — the jacket limit is published.
• 115 V single-phase control supply — the small electrical load is stated.
• Jacket safety valve — over-pressure relieved mechanically.
• 316 stainless construction — better chloride resistance than 304.
• Floor standing on stainless legs — fixed in the line.
• Thermostatic control — a held temperature, not a watched pot.
• 33-1/2 Inch by 39-1/2 Inch footprint — published, not site-measured.
• Fixed vessel — suits a draw-off station over a drain.
• Holds 60 Gallons — no repeated batches eating a shift.

Specifications