Cooking kettles come in various sizes and can be used across a wide range of industries in food applications. Gpi Process Equipment is a manufacturer of high-quality stainless steel cooking kettles, fully tailored to your specific products and processes. Our cooking kettles are available in capacities ranging from as small as 50 liters up to 12.5 m³, offering flexible solutions for both small-scale and large-scale production environments. Designed with a strong focus on efficiency, hygiene, and durability, our kettles ensure consistent product quality and reliable performance in demanding process conditions.
For processes such as cooking and pasteurization, efficient heating of the tank is crucial and can be achieved in various ways. Ensure the correct combination of heating capabilities and insulation of the tank in order to heat or cool your product within the desired time frame. Let us know directly what heating capacity you require, and we will collaborate with you to arrive at the most efficient solution, whether this concerns a dimple jacket, a double wall, or a half pipe design.
Custom-made stainless steel cooking kettle
We understand that every application is different. Therefore, our cooking kettles are fully configurable to ensure a perfect fit for your specific product and process requirements. From capacity and geometry to heating methods and mixing solutions, every aspect can be tailored to optimize performance and efficiency. Options such as agitators, insulation, control systems, and different heating jackets (such as dimple, double wall, or half pipe) can be integrated based on your needs. Of course, a fully custom-made cooking kettle is also possible, allowing us to design a solution that seamlessly integrates into your production line and meets the highest standards for quality, hygiene, and reliability.
Double-wall and tilting cooking kettles
We understand that every cooking kettle is different. That’s why we design our kettles fully tailored to your needs, ensuring the tank perfectly fits your product and process. Options that can be integrated into your kettle include:
- Tilting design
- Fully integrated control panel
- Heating options (dimple jacket, half pipe)
- Agitators
- Load cells
- Level switches
- Cleaning options
- Skid-mounted execution
- Various end applications
- Different stainless steel grades (304, 316L, and duplex)
Food cooking kettles available in stainless steel 304, 316L or duplex
Gpi supplies custom-made industrial cooking kettles in various stainless steel grades, tailored to your product and process. Depending on the application, you can choose between stainless steel 304, stainless steel 316L, or duplex. Stainless steel 304 is suitable for general applications, while stainless steel 316L offers increased resistance to moisture, acids, and cleaning agents. For more demanding conditions or higher requirements in terms of corrosion resistance, duplex provides a strong and durable solution. This ensures that every cooking kettle is manufactured using the material that best fits the process conditions.
| CK250 | CK500 | CK1000 | CK1500 | CK2000 | CK3000 | |
| Working volume (L) | 250 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | 2000 | 3000 |
| Cylindrical height (mm) | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 1300 | 1500 |
| Diameter (mm) | 750 | 950 | 1200 | 1300 | 1400 | 1600 |
| Working height | 1450 | 1650 | 1850 | 2050 | 2150 | 2350 |
| Total height (incl. drive) | 2100 | 2400 | 2600 | 2800 | 2900 | 3100 |
| Outlet height | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
| Heat transfer surface (m²) | 1,4 | 2,3 | 3,7 | 5,1 | 6,2 | 7,3 |
| Power drive (kW) | 1,1 | 1,5 | 2,2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Cooking time at 3barg (average min.) | 25 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 60 |
| Maximum steam pressure (barg) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Steam consumption (kg/hr) | 90 | 150 | 230 | 320 | 390 | 450 |
Soups and sauces | Fruit | Food | ||
| Tomato sauces | Fruitfilling | Mashed potato | ||
| Sauces | Piefilling | Mechanically deboned meat | ||
| Dressings | Fruitpuree | Ready-to-eat fillings | ||
| Salsa | Jam | Egg | ||
| Hummus | Marmelade | Jelly | ||
| Soup | Fruitsauce | Peanut butter | ||
| Starch slurry | Applepulp | Pharma | ||
| Spreads | Dairy | Lotions | ||
Confectionary | Milkconcentrate | Creams | ||
| Fat cream | Cheese sauce | Wax | ||
| Chocolate | Yoghurt | Toothpaste | ||
| Caramel |
Agitators for stainless steel cooking kettles
A wide range of agitators can be integrated into stainless steel cooking kettles to ensure optimal mixing performance for any process. Popular options include anchor agitators, propeller agitators, side entry agitators, gate agitators, screw agitators, and turbo mixers, as well as advanced solutions such as high shear mixers and dispersion disks. These agitators are designed to handle various product types, from low-viscosity liquids to highly viscous or complex mixtures, ensuring efficient blending, heat distribution, and consistent product quality in the food industry
Gpi offers a complete range of agitator solutions, including gate agitators, anchor agitators, scraping agitators, propeller agitators, bottom-driven agitators, dispersing disks, rotor/stator systems, screw agitators, combinations of agitators, high shear mixers, turbo mixers, side entry agitators, static mixers, and external homogenizers.
Steam jacketed kettles for heating and processing
Steam jacketed kettles are widely used for efficient and controlled heating of liquid and viscous products in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. By circulating steam through the jacket surrounding the kettle, heat is evenly transferred to the product, ensuring consistent temperature control and preventing hotspots. Available in a wide range of sizes from small 10-gallon units to large 1000-gallon systems steam jacketed kettles can also be equipped with agitators for improved mixing and heat distribution, making them ideal for processes such as cooking, pasteurization, and batch production.
Finishing levels of you cooking kettle
As a standard, Gpi ensures a high-finishing level. For some applications, such as in the food industry or even in the pharmaceutical industry, specific requirements are applicable. As a standard, food tanks are produced with an internal roughness of Ra 0.8, but if desired we can also produce tanks with much smoother (and therefore more hygienic) inner walls.
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FAQ
What capacity can Gpi’s industrial stainless steel cooking kettles have?
Our stainless steel cooking kettles are available in small capacities of approximately 50, 60, or 80 liters. Cooking kettles of 100, 150, 200, 300, and 500 liters are also available. Gpi supplies cooking kettles with capacities of up to 12,500 liters.
Which agitators are available for a custom-made cooking kettle?
Gpi offers various agitator options, such as gate agitators, anchor agitators, scraping agitators, propeller agitators, static mixers, and external homogenizers, or a combination of agitators. All are fully tailored to your product and process.
