Industrial cooker for soups and ready meals
Streamline your cooking operations with a versatile system capable of mixing, searing, and cooking a variety of products, ensuring even heat distribution and precise control for consistent batch quality.
Mixes, Cooks, and Searing with Precision
The alco HotCook AHC from JBT is an innovative cooking mixer designed to transform your food production line by combining multiple processes into one efficient machine. Specially engineered for versatility, it handles mixing, cooking, searing, and cooling, addressing the diverse needs of food processors, from bakery to ready meals. With a robust capacity of up to 4000 liters, its heated double jacket and patented mixer paddles ensure rapid and even heat transfer for consistent results. The integrated PLC control system facilitates seamless operation with features like recipe management. Its direct steam injection technology accelerates cooking times, enhancing product quality while maintaining a commitment to energy efficiency. Constructed from stainless steel for durability, the HotCook AHC is available in models for various batch sizes and quick product swaps, ensuring it meets your precise production specifications.
Benefits
- Enhances production flexibility by enabling multiple cooking processes in one machine.
- Maintains product quality with even heat distribution and rapid cooking via steam injection.
- Reduces labor and operational costs through intuitive PLC-controlled automation.
- Ensures hygiene and product safety with robust stainless-steel construction.
- Adapts to diverse product ranges, from delicate confectionery to robust ready meals.
- Applications
- Sauces,Vegetable preparations,Bakery,Oils,Seafood,Soups,Seasonings,Ready meals,Potatoes,Pet food,Ethnic food dishes,Fillings,Confectionery,Meat,Stews,Plant-based protein,Dressings,Vegetables,Poultry,Seafood concentrates
- End products
- Baguettes,Taco filling,Vinaigrette,Beef stew,Goulash,Candy bars,Chicken nuggets,Lasagna,Tofu crumbles,Salmon fillets,Chocolates,Mashed potatoes,Dry dog food,Curry dishes,Salsa,Tomato sauce,Olive oil,Shrimp paste,Barbecue marinade,Chicken soup
- Steps before
- Preparation,Mixing,Emulsification
- Steps after
- Cooling,Portioning,Packaging
- Input ingredients
- soups,sauces,stews,fillings,ground meat products,seafood concentrates,confectionery ingredients,vegetable preparations,ethnic food dishes
- Output ingredients
- cooked soups,cooked sauces,cooked stews,cooked fillings,processed ready meals,processed ground meat products,processed seafood concentrates,cooked confectionery,prepared vegetable dishes,prepared ethnic food dishes
- Market info
- JBT is known for manufacturing innovative industrial machinery and solutions, particularly in the food processing and air transportation sectors, renowned for their advanced technology, reliability, and customer-focused engineered-to-order solutions tailored to specific industry needs.
- Capacity
- up to 4000L
- Temperature Control
- Homogeneous distribution
- Automation
- PLC-controlled with touch panel
- Heating Method
- Direct steam injection
- Cooling Method
- Optional vacuum cooling unit
- Mixing Capability
- Double paddle shafts
- Working Mechanism
- Mixer and cooker integration
- Integrated Steps
- Mixing,searing,sautéing,braising,cooking,reduction,cooling
- Heat Transfer Efficiency
- Rapid and homogeneous
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Batch
- Direct Steam Injection
- Enabled
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- Yes
- Cleanability
- High
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- Stainless steel
- Density/particle size
- Variable
- Capacity
- Up to 4000 liters
- Discharge method
- Pneumatically operated flaps
- Footprint
- Compact design (exact dimensions not specified)
- Shape
- Mixing paddle shafts with double-jacket design
- Control panel type
- PLC-controlled touch panel
- Material
- Stainless steel design
- Control panel type
- PLC control with touch panel
- Discharge method
- Pneumatically operated discharge flaps
- Integration possibilities
- Recipe management and user-friendly interface
- Cooling option
- Optional vacuum cooling unit
- Heating method
- Direct steam injection
- Material compatibility
- Stainless steel design for process valves,seals,and bearings