Groen TDHC-48C 12 Gallon Steam Jacketed Kettle - Manual Tilt, Countertop, Natural Gas

At 12 gallons the TDHC-48C covers a service without turning the job into a production run. The vessel is carried on a bench at working height rather than on legs of its own. The heat is natural gas, raised on board, and that puts a fuel run and a flue path into the installation drawing.

A steam jacket surrounds the cooking vessel, so heat transfer happens over that whole area rather than at a burner face. The burner is rated 52,000 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. Past 12 degrees of tilt the heat is interrupted, which protects the steam source while the batch is pouring.

Construction is 304 stainless throughout in one welded piece, so there is no lap joint inside to hold a residue. As built, the liner is type 304 stainless, and 316 can be specified instead for a kitchen working in brine. Three control packages are available: Classic, Advanced and Cook2Temp. Groen lists the kettle to CSA, NSF and ASME.

The site needs natural gas at the burner and extraction over the kettle. The only power it takes is a 115 V control supply, drawing 1 A. The bench takes the whole load, which is the one structural question on this installation. A cook has to be able to stand square to it, which the counter layout has to allow.

Features

• Self-locking worm-gear crank tilt — holds its angle hands-free.
• Table-top mounting — no floor position given up.
• 115 V single-phase control supply — the small electrical load is stated.
• 50 PSI maximum working pressure — a ceiling on the sheet.
• Liner grade can be specified up — matched to acidic product.
• 12 Gallons — the batch size a cafeteria actually runs.
• Type 304 stainless — the standard grade, easily serviced.
• ASME shop inspected and stamped — a certified pressure vessel.
• Three control tiers — from a plain knob to probe control.
• Gas heat — the cheaper energy on most cook lines.

Specifications