Groen HY-5E HyPerSteam Convection Steamer - Countertop, Pressureless, 208V 3-Phase

A kitchen with no steam plant behind it can still run the HY-5E, because the unit makes its own steam and holds five 12 x 20 x 2-1/2 in pans. Groen heats it with electric elements, so the site needs no boiler room and no fuel line. Cooking by steam rather than by water keeps the color and the weight in the vegetable, which is why the format is specified at all.

Steam comes from a generator built into the unit and enters the cavity at atmospheric pressure, which is why the door opens on the cook's timing rather than the machine's. Groen states 15.5 kW, which works out at 3.1 kW for each 2-1/2 in deep pan. Circulation is the other half of it: this is a convection steamer, so the steam is moved across the pans instead of being left to find its own way round them. 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.

The build is all stainless, cavity and cabinet alike, and the side panels are removable. The door is air-insulated and field-reversible, and its seal is a one-piece part that is replaced rather than repaired. 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. UL, cUL and NSF appear on the sheet.

It is a countertop machine, so the bench it stands on has to take it loaded and wet. Electrically it is 208 V three phase. Water quality is the one thing that decides how often it is descaled, whatever the schedule says.

Features

• Insulated door and cabinet — less radiant heat into the aisle.
• Built-in delime routine — hard water does not shorten cavity life.
• UL listing on the sheet — no argument at electrical sign-off.
• 10-pan cavity — vegetables and rice in service pans.
• 15.5 kW connected load — output fixed at order.
• Built-in timer — repeatable cook times, batch after batch.
• Countertop installation — sits in the prep bench run.
• Pressureless cavity — delicate items hold their shape.

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