Steam Jacketed Kettle

Steam-jacketed kettles utilize steam energy to transfer heat via conduction to the food product inside. The energy source — electric, gas and direct steam — that operates the unit helps define the categories of kettles available to operators.Steam-jacketed kettles (Figures 1 and 2) are often used to rapidly and uniformly heat food and agricultural products to processing temperatures. Steam is injected into a thin jacket that surrounds the bowl of the kettle (Figure 3).