Groen DH-20A 20 Gallon Steam Jacketed Kettle - Manual Tilt, Natural Gas

Mounted on the floor rather than on a bench, the DH-20A puts 20 gallons over a transport pan. Because it fires its own steam, a kitchen without a boiler can still run a jacketed vessel of this size. It is bought where the batch is made in quantity rather than to order.

Heat reaches the food through a steam jacket rather than a heated plate, and condensing steam holds one temperature across the whole heated surface. The burner is rated 72,000 BTU/hr, and the jacket carries a 50 PSI maximum. A crank meters the pour, which matters when the batch has to go into more than one pan.

The body is type 316 stainless in one welded piece, so there is no lap joint inside to hold a residue. Type 316 stainless lines the vessel, which is the grade to specify where brine and acid are in the vessel daily. Three control packages are available: Classic, Advanced and Cook2Temp. Groen lists the kettle to CSA, NSF and ASME.

Footprint is 35 Inch by 29 Inch, with an overall height of 39-3/8 Inch, which is the floor area to mark out before anything else is placed. The site needs natural gas at the burner and extraction over the kettle. The space in front of the kettle is where the vessel travels as it empties, so it stays clear.

Features

• 20 Gallons of working volume — one batch a shift.
• Stainless tubular legs — clear floor underneath for cleaning.
• Crank tilt — incremental pouring, not a single dump.
• 50 PSI maximum working pressure — a ceiling on the sheet.
• NSF listed — clears the sanitation standard at inspection.
• 115 V control supply — the small electrical load is stated.
• One-piece welded body — no interior seam to trap product.
• Cook2Temp core probe offered — cook to temperature, not to a clock.
• Gas burner — heat comes on fast, backs off fast.
• 35 Inch wide, 29 Inch deep — the floor space is known.

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