Groen BPM-15GC 15 Gallon Tilt Skillet - Manual Tilt, Stainless Clad Pan, Open Leg Base, Natural Gas

One pan on the BPM-15GC stands in for a stock pot, a griddle and a braising oven at once, all of it at 15 gallons. Heating is by natural gas, which keeps the utility list short and the recovery quick. It takes the pots off the range and the sheet pans out of the oven at the same time.

The cooking surface is 5/8 in of stainless clad plate, and that thickness is what spreads the heat instead of concentrating it under the burner. Underneath, welded fins spread the burner's heat into the plate, which is why a gas skillet of this build does not scorch along one line. The body tilts on a manual crank driving a worm and gear, taking 24 turns to reach vertical. Groen states the pan depth at 8 Inch. Input is 65,000 BTU/hr, which is the figure the gas line is sized from.

Groen welds the pan body from type 304 stainless in a single piece, and a one-piece body is one less joint to scrub. The cooking surface itself is type 304 stainless clad plate, which takes a metal spatula without complaint. Controls are specified with the order in three tiers: Classic with a power and temperature knob, Advanced adding a timer and an LED display, and Cook2Temp adding a core probe. It carries CSA and NSF listings.

The unit stands on an open leg tubular frame with height-adjustable bullet feet, so it levels on a floor that is not. The stand carries a mounting bracket for a faucet, so filling and rinsing happen where the pan is. Beyond the natural gas line the unit needs only 115 V single phase at 5 A (60 Hz) for its controls and ignition. Leave the front open: a full tilt puts the lip out over whatever is standing there.

Features

• Self-locking worm-gear crank tilt — holds its angle hands-free.
• Depth of 8 Inch — freeboard to stir a full pan.
• Stainless-clad cooking surface — heat spreads, not concentrates.
• 115 V single-phase control supply — the small electrical load is stated.
• Open tubular base — nothing boxed in to trap spill.
• 15 Gallons of pan volume — a service run per batch.
• NSF listing — the cleanability code jurisdictions adopt.
• Gas fired — quick recovery between batches.
• Indicator lights on the panel — cycle state visible from the line.

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