Cooking boilers belong to the category of thermal technological equipment and are intended for boiling water and boiling products. Simply put, these devices are used for cooking in large volumes. What is special about digestion boilers and how do they work? More about this later in our article.
Differences from traditional gas stoves
It is worth noting that this technological equipment is not at all similar in design to modern ovens and stoves, which we used to see in the kitchen. The main feature of digestion boilers is the scale of the preparation. Ordinary home cookers cannot cook food so quickly, and besides, when using such equipment, control over the whole process can be completely carried out by one person. Thus, a food kettle ( including 250-liter KPEM-250 O including) significantly saves time and minimizes human resources. Of course, the size of such devices is several times larger than the dimensions of a conventional stove, so it’s just not practical to use them for home purposes, and it does not make sense to include it for 2-3 liters of food (this is 1/100 part of everything that it needs to process).
Application
Often, such tools can be seen in canteens at industrial enterprises with more than 100 employees. In such containers, first and second courses are quickly prepared, vegetables are cooked for salads, as well as the preparation of semi-finished products. In addition, digestion boilers do great with side dishes, sauces, hot drinks and even sweet dishes.
Operating modes
This tool can work in several modes of operation. This is cooking, heating and steaming.
Varieties
At the moment, there are several types of these devices, namely:
- Tipping and non tipping food kettles.
- Stationary and mobile.
- By type of heater - electric, steam, gas and fire.
Naturally, the most versatile equipment is a mobile boiler with a tipping capacity. However, the cost of such a device is hundreds of thousands of rubles.
It is worth noting that, despite the widespread use of gas stoves, electric drives are most often used in cooking kettles. Why? The fact is that, thanks to this heating method, it is possible to adjust the temperature of the tank in several ranges. Gas instruments, however, have either two degree modes, or do not have them at all, that is, how much the side dish or water is heated, such will be its temperature.
Work algorithm
Regarding the principle of action, the kettle (KPEM 250 including) works as follows. When heating the coolant (the so-called heating element - it is located in the "jacket" of the device) between the walls of the vessel, which are most often filled with air or water, heat is generated. So - with increasing temperature on the walls of the boiler capacity, the heating of the liquid itself, semi-finished products and other food increases. As you can see, the principle of operation of this device is not so complicated.