Choosing a Steam-Jacketed Kettle: A Guide
A Steam-Jacketed Kettle plays a significant part in healthcare operations' efforts to develop more palatable and nutritious food selections. Kettles work best with homemade soups, stews, broths, and sauces that are prepared to optimise freshness and nutrients. These menu items are often prepared in stock pots over a hot hob or open flame, but they run the risk of boiling or scorching if the temperature is not continuously monitored and stirred. Food temperatures are maintained using steam kettles within a few degrees of the desired temperature. The contents of the kettle are heated by steam inside the kettle's jacket; the temperature can be adjusted to the appropriate level by varying the pressure of that steam. Kettles minimise hot spots at the bottom of stock pots and enable much more uniform heat distribution by distributing heat to all surfaces of the product. Which Size Do I Need? From less than a gallon to 200 gallons or more, steam-jacketed kettles are available in a v...