Electric melting tray for small-scale chocolate applications
Effortlessly melt and prepare chocolate with precision and efficiency, ideal for those requiring flexible, small-scale production and on-site demonstrations.

Melts and Heats Chocolate for Diverse Applications
The GASTRONORM Melting Tray from Prefamac Chocolate Machines offers a versatile solution for small-scale chocolate melting, essential for chocolatiers and event caterers. Distinctively electrified, it eliminates the need for water, ensuring purity and preventing chocolate waste. This equipment simplifies operations with bench-top flexibility and manual controls, perfect for producing ganache, truffles, bars, and decorative coatings. With available inner containers of varied capacities—20 L, 13.5 L, 2 x 9 L, and more—aside from being standard with a mechanical thermostat, a digital version is optional for precise heat management. Built with full pearled stainless steel, it ensures durability and allows easy cleaning, enhancing workflow efficiency. Operating at single-phase power options of 220-240V 50Hz or 110V 60Hz, it adapts seamlessly to international standards, making it indispensable for trade shows and fair demonstrations, ultimately supporting customizable production requirements.
Benefits
- Ensures contamination-free chocolate melting with an electrically heated design, eliminating water use.
- Facilitates quick production adjustments with interchangeable container sizes.
- Enhances temperature precision and reduces monitoring time with optional digital thermostat.
- Simplifies post-event cleanup with easy-to-clean stainless steel construction.
- Adapts to varied power settings, ensuring seamless integration across global operations.
- Applications
- Confectionery, Sweets, Pastry, Baking, Chocolate, Trade fair demonstrations, Event catering
- End products
- Chocolate truffles, Fair trade chocolate samples, Candy melts, Event dessert displays, Melted chocolate for pastries, Pastry toppings, Sweet glazes, Chocolate coating, Chocolate bars, Confectionery fillings, Chocolate fondue, Chocolate ganache, Chocolate decorations
- Steps before
- Ingredient preparation, Chocolate chunk processing, Container setup
- Steps after
- Cooling, Chocolate tempering, Pouring into moulds or containers, Packaging
- Input ingredients
- chocolate
- Output ingredients
- melted chocolate
- Market info
- Prefamac is known for manufacturing high-quality chocolate processing equipment, including tempering, enrobing, and cooling machines. The company is recognized for innovative and custom-engineered solutions tailored to the confectionery industry, emphasizing precision, efficiency, and reliability.
- Heating Method
- Electric
- Thermostat Type
- Mechanical/Digital
- Voltage
- 220-240V 50Hz/110-120V 60Hz
- Dimensions
- Height 290 mm, Length 650 mm, Width 440 mm
- Weight
- 19 kg
- Container Capacity
- 20 L, 13.5 L, 2 x 9 L, 2 x 6 L, 3 x 6.5 L
- Construction Material
- Pearled Stainless Steel
- Number of Phases
- Single-phase
- Working mechanism
- Electric heating
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Cleaning method
- Manual
- Container flexibility
- Different inner containers available
- Automation level
- Manual operation
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- 650 mm x 440 mm x 290 mm
- Tank shape
- Rectangular
- Capacity
- Multiple options
- Material
- Pearled stainless steel
- Weight
- 19 kg
- Container type
- Removable inner containers
- Electricity requirements
- Single-phase 220-240V 50Hz or 110V 60Hz
- Container size options
- 20 L, 13.5 L, 2 x 9 L, 2 x 6 L, 3 x 6.5 L
- Thermostat type
- Mechanical / Digital
- Electricity voltage
- 220-240V 50Hz / 110-120V 60Hz
- Additional trays
- Yes
- Additional covers
- Yes
- Heating system
- Electric heating
- Removable inner containers
- Available