Groen Steam Jacketed Kettle Brochure

For over 100 years, Groen has been a trusted name in quality and durable and versatile kettle production.

Offering more kettle options than any other manufacturer, Groen kettles are superior.

Why Groen Kettles?

Groen Kettles Cook Faster

Our kettle transfers heat through the entire jacketed bottom and sides. A stock pot only transfers heat on the bottom. Steam jacketed kettles have 1-2 times more heat transfer surface area than the same size stock pot, which means faster heat-up and cook times.

Heating Time Energy Used

Groen Steam Jacketed Kettles have been voted “Best

in Class” by Foodservice

Equipment & Supplies Magazine for six consecutive years.

Groen Kettles Are More Efficient

Kettles transfer more of their energy into the food product. Range burners only heat the bottom of the stock pot and are very inefficient. Groen gas heated kettles are 58-65% efficient and electric models are even more efficient. Faster cook times mean less energy used and lower utility bills. Direct steam kettles can operate from an existing steam source for even greater energy savings.

Groen Kettles Save Labor

A single chef or cook can prepare large batches of your signature soups and other popular menu specialties in a steam jacketed kettle. With their even heating and precise temperature control, there is less need for constant “pot watching” and frequent stirring. Groen’s tilt design makes product transfer and portioning fast and easy. With larger single batch capabilities, you can reduce repetitive work by eliminating multiple stock pots.

Groen Kettles are Easier to Clean

Is your staff cooking meat for pasta sauce, simmering that sauce in a stock pot and boiling water for pasta in another pot? A Groen kettle can braise that meat, simmer a great sauce or boil three kinds of pasta with fewer pans. And less burn-on means less pot scrubbing. In addition, spilled liquids are more easily released from the high polish surface making clean-up less time consuming for the Operator.

The Amazing Thermal Efficiency of Steam

Steam carries approximately six times the energy of boiling water and gives up that energy upon contact with a colder surface. This simple fact makes steam an ideal heat transfer medium, and steam jacketed kettles the ideal way to cook, reheat and hold a wide variety of menu items.

What Can You Prepare in a Groen Kettle?

Anything that can be prepared in a stock pot can be prepared faster and more efficiently in a Groen

Steam Jacketed Kettle.

Kettles have the power for rapid browning of ingredients and reduction of bases and the precise temperature control and even heating for slow simmering of:

• Soups • Stews

• Barbecue sauce • Taco meat

• Sauces & toppings • Chinese dishes

• Chili • Pasta sauces

• Ground meat dishes • Cooked cereals

Groen Kettles bring water to a boil faster, so nothing is better for boiling:

• Vegetables • Potatoes

• All types of pasta

• Poultry

• Eggs

• Beans/Legumes

• Fruit

• Rice & rice based dishes • Shellfish

• Brisket/stew meat, etc • Bagels

Groen kettles provide gentle, uniform heating and are ideal for heat sensitive products:

• Glazes

• Puddings

• Roux

• Chocolate

• Fruit syrups

• Fudge

• Fruit fillings

Groen Steam Jacketed Kettles are also ideally suited for:

• Reheating prepared foods, both refrigerated and frozen, either in the pouch or out

• Finishing cooking from frozen concentrates, with water or milk added

• Holding for extended periods and serving hot from the kettle

• Display cooking of “made to order” pasta, seafood, chowder and more

Cook Times

Menu Item

Chili

Taco Meat

Jambalaya

Rice

Cream of Broccoli Soup

BBQ Sauce

Cheesecake Filling

Rice Pudding

Serving Size

(50) 6 oz

24 Tacos

50

(250) 6 oz

(25) 6 oz

1 1/2 Gallons

(6) 9” Pies

50

TDC/3-20 Model Shown

Cook Time (min)

20

10

35

35

30

30

10

15

Determining Kettle Size

Groen Steam Jacketed Kettles are available in a wide range of types, styles and capacities. There is a Groen kettle that is perfect for your operation, menu mix and production volume requirements.

All kettles require head space of “freeboard” for safe operation. Nominal kettle capacity is the calculated maximum volume when filled to the rim. You need a minimum of 2-3” of clearance below the rim for stirring and to avoid boil-over, etc. This working capacity is about 80% of rim or nominal capacity and the figure you should use in determining kettle size.

Kettle Portion Guide

KETTLE SIZE (GALLONS)

Nominal

Capacity

Working

Capacity

20

40

60

80

2.5

5

10

100

125

150

16

32

48

64

2

4

8

80

100

120

2 oz

128

256

512

1024

2048

3072

4096

5120

6400

7680

4 oz

64

129

256

512

1024

1536

2048

2560

3200

3840

NUMBER OF PORTION PER BATCH

6 oz 8 oz 10 oz 12 oz

42

86

170

341

682

1024

1365

1706

2133

2560

32

64

128

256

512

768

1024

1280

1600

1920

25

51

102

204

409

614

819

1024

1280

1536

170

341

512

682

21

43

85

853

1066

1280

14 oz

146

292

438

585

18

37

73

731

914

1097

16 oz

128

256

384

512

16

32

64

640

800

960

Kettle Capacity Guide

Model

TDB/6-10

TDB-20, 40

TDBC-20, 40

TDH-20, 40

TDHC-20, 40

TDC/3 -10, 20

TDA/1-40

EE-20, 40, 60, 80, 100

DEE/4-20, 40, 60

AH/1E-20, 40, 60, 80, 100

DH-20, 40, 60, 80

PT-20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150

FT-20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150

D-20, 40, 60

DL-20, 40, 60, 80

DN-100

DH/INA/2-100

GT-40, 60, 80, 100

GPT-40, 60, 80, 100

DHS

DEES

AHS

Energy

Electric

Electric

Electric

Gas

Gas

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Electric

Electric

Electric

Gas

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Gas

Direct Steam

Direct Steam

Gas

Electric

Gas

Type

Table Top, Hand Tilt

Table Top, Hand Tilt

Table Top, Crank Tilt

Table Top, Hand Tilt

Table Top, Crank Tilt

Table Top, Hand Tilt

Table Top, Hand Tilt

Stationary, Floor

Tilting, Floor

Stationary, Floor

Tilting, Floor

Stationary, Pedestal Base

Stationary, Tri-leg

Tilting, Pedestal Base

Tilting, Tri-leg

Tilting, Tri-leg

Stationary Floor

Stationary, Tri-leg, Full Jacketed

Stationary Pedestal, Full Jacketed

Low Height, Tilting, Floor

Low Height, Tilting, Floor

Low Height, Stationary, Floor

Capacity

10 Quart

20, 40 Quart

20, 40 Quart

20, 40 Quart

20, 40 Quart

10, 20 Quart

40 Quart

20, 40, 60, 80, 100 Gal

20, 40, 60 Gal

20, 40, 60, 80, 100 Gal

20, 40, 60, 80 Gal

20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150 Gal

20, 40, 60, 80, 100, 125, 150 Gal

20, 40, 60 Gal

20, 40, 60, 80 Gal

100 Gal

100 Gal

40, 60, 80, 100 Gal

40, 60, 80, 100 Gal

40 Gal

40 Gal

40 Gal

Kettle Accessories & Options

Any kettle model can be made more efficient, more versatile and easier to use, with the addition of one or more handy accessories or optional features.

Covers

Kettle covers reduce heat-up times, save energy, reduce the load on ventilation and

HVAC systems and make the kitchen more comfortable for cooks and staff. Covers also control moisture content and reduction during cooking. Covers are standard on stationary floor models, with liftoff or hinged covers available for other models.

Cover

Cooking Baskets

Basket inserts make it easier to load, cook and unload product with boiling vegetables, shellfish and pasta. A single basket is available for table top models, while floor models can be ordered with a triple basket set (TRI-

BC) for preparing three different products at the same time. Groen TRI-BC basket are NSF listed.

Water Fill Faucets

Fill faucets speed recipe time, eliminate carrying buckets of water and simplify kettle clean-up. Available in single parts (hot or cold) or double pantry

(hot and cold) styles. Fill faucets are a practical addition to any kettle. Also available with spray hose and flex line.

Tables & Stands

Stands provide the ideal kettle work height and simplify cooking, cleaning and product handling. T5C Tables include front mounted steam controls, a built-in water fill faucet and a full width sink with sliding pouring shield. TS/9 Stands are available with a slide out pouring/portioning cart with drain.

TS/9 Stand

Draw-Off Valves

Draw-off valves make transfer of thick and chunky product, draining off cooking water and kettle cleaning easier. They are standard on stationary floor models and are available for all tilting floor model kettles to provide additional product transfer options.

Draw-off valve for easy food transfer

(shown disassembled)

316 Stainless Liners

For continuous batches of high acid product such as barbecue sauce to be produced each day, a more resistant type 316 stainless liner should be used. 316 stainless steel provides an additional margin of corrosion resistance compared to other 300 grade stainless steel. The 316 stainless steel is standard on large kettles and available on table top models.

Gallon Master

Gallon master is an automatic water fill system which precisely delivers 1 to 999 gallons at the touch of a button. Its digital readout ensures accuracy and allows the Operator to set the volume, push a button and walk away to attend to other tasks.

Kettle Pan Carrier

This simple pan support attaches easily to the front of the kettle and holds a standard steamer pan at the pouring lip for easy filling. The steamer pan stays level regardless of the kettle pouring angle, and is easily removed for cleaning or storage. The pan carrier will hold 2/12-6” deep and half-size

(12x10”) pans.

Kettle pan carrier

Kettle Brush Set

Especially designed to make kettle cleaning easier, the brushes in this set are non-abrasive alternatives to scrub pads and cloth. The set consists of a kettle brush, drain valve brush and long handle paddle for stirring ingredients during cooking.

Gas Quick Disconnects

Typically used when casters are ordered for stand-mounted table top gas kettles, the optional quick disconnect facilitates cleaning behind equipment. Provided with CSA Design Certified restraining cable and attachments.

Kettle Tangent Strainers

A stainless tangent strainer with 1/4” perforations is standard on all stationary floor model kettles. The strainer keeps food solids from collecting and over cooking in the tangent well. Solid and 1/8” perforated tangent strainers are available for straining smaller food solids.

Flanged Feet

Optional flanged feet for AH,

EE, DEE and DH kettles are ideal for permanent installations and kettle stability. Recommended

(or required) in areas with higher seismic activity.

Flanged feet

Gallon Etch Markings &

Contour Measuring Strips

Quickly and easily measure the amount of water or product in your kettle with either etched gallon marks or a removable hanging stainless steel measuring strip.

Kettle Pouring

Lip Strainers

Strainers are available for the pouring lip of tilt model kettles to strain ingredients past vegetables or seafood. They are easily attached and removed for cleaning and to allow full flow of product when not required.

Kettle pouring lip

Burner flame view access Crank handle Crank wheel Pressure gauge

General Ordering Guide

Models

TDB/6, TDB, TDBC

TDH, TDHC

TDA, TDC/3

EE

DEE/4

AH/1E

DH

PT/FT/GT/GPT

D, DL

TDB, TA/2

TDC, TA/2

DEE/4 or DH, INA/2 or TA/3

DL, TA/3

DL, INA/2

S = Standard

**=TDB & TDBC Only

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• = Available Option or Accessory * = 1 Phase Standard for Mixer, 3 Phase Standard for Kettle

B = 2” Ball Valve Standard

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NOTE: NEB or NGB boiler is available to supply steam to direct steam kettles up to 40 gallon capacity.

Water level gauge Optional drain cart Easy to use control panel

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