Industrial cooker for soups and ready meals
In various industries like bakery and ready meals, creating consistent, high-quality batches with perfect texture requires an advanced cooking process. Common challenges include uneven heating, poor mixing, and product scorching, which can compromise final product quality and productivity.
Cooks and mixes large batches efficiently
The alco HotCook AHC from JBT is an advanced cooking and mixing system designed for a broad range of products, including soups, sauces, stews, and ready meals. It features a heated double jacket and dual mixing paddle shafts, ensuring homogeneous temperature distribution and optimal mixing even for large batches. The HotCook AHC has a capacity of up to 4000 liters and uses direct steam injection for rapid heating, preserving product integrity and quality. The system includes pneumatically operated discharge flaps for efficient product handling and an optional vacuum cooling unit for precise cooling. The touchscreen PLC control allows user-friendly operation with recipe management and other smart functions. This technology is ideal for industries such as bakery, confectionery, plant-based protein, and ready meals.
Benefits
- Large capacity up to 4000 liters
- Homogeneous temperature distribution
- Rapid heating with direct steam injection
- User-friendly touchscreen control
- Optional vacuum cooling unit