Groen DH-80A 80 Gallon Steam Jacketed Kettle - Manual Tilt, Natural Gas

Where stock and soup are made 80 gallons at a time, the DH-80A replaces a bank of pots with one tilting vessel. The vessel rides in a stainless floor support that carries it through the tilt. The heat is natural gas, raised on board, and that puts a fuel run and a flue path into the installation drawing.

Steam condensing on the outside of the vessel does the heating, which is why a thick product can be held rather than stirred constantly. The jacket is stamped for 50 PSI maximum working pressure. A crank meters the pour, which matters when the batch has to go into more than one pan.

Construction is type 316 stainless throughout, welded up as one piece, so there is no lap joint inside to hold a residue. The liner is type 316 stainless, the grade to have where tomato and salt are routine. Three control packages are available: Classic, Advanced and Cook2Temp. Groen lists the DH-80A to CSA, NSF and ASME.

The site needs natural gas at the burner and extraction over the kettle. A 115 V control feed is the whole electrical requirement. The space in front of the kettle is where the vessel travels as it empties, so it stays clear. Service access behind the vessel matters once the installation is finished.

Features

• Rated at 80 Gallons — one fill covers a day of soup.
• Classic, Advanced or Cook2Temp controls — control spend matches the kitchen.
• 316 stainless construction — better chloride resistance than 304.
• 50 PSI maximum working pressure — a ceiling on the sheet.
• Self-locking worm-gear crank tilt — holds its angle hands-free.
• 115 V control supply — the small electrical load is stated.
• Fired on gas — a simmer is held, not chased.
• Stainless tubular legs — clear floor underneath for cleaning.
• NSF listing — the cleanability code jurisdictions adopt.

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