{"id":2845,"date":"2026-09-25T07:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/?p=2845"},"modified":"2026-09-25T07:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T07:24:42","slug":"multi-cook-kettles-complete-guide-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/process\/multi-cook-kettles-complete-guide-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi Cook Kettles: A Complete Guide for Food Processing Industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5959ee3db328bbf72e25d095eb1737bd is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-800b4e77 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;background-color:#12263a;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19215f1e6a1396f83f0257af42631315\" style=\"line-height:1.4\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_7a88b8-8e kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1f01c7-2a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1f01c7-2a\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Multi cook kettles perform saut\u00e9ing, roasting, boiling, simmering, concentration, mixing, and sometimes cooling in a single vessel, eliminating the need to transfer batches between separate cooking machines.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_fd22e9-fb .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_fd22e9-fb\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Single-vessel cooking reduces heat loss, cleaning cycles, product shearing, floor-space requirements, yield loss, and manual handling, making it particularly suitable for manufacturers producing multiple products in batches.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_5119de-66 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_5119de-66\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Scraped-surface agitation is the defining feature: anchor agitators with scraper blades continuously clear the heated vessel walls, prevent product burn-on, and maintain consistent mixing as viscosity increases.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_bd2ef0-f9 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_bd2ef0-f9\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Heating options include steam, hot water, and thermal oil, while vacuum enables lower-temperature concentration, pressure can shorten cooking times, and chilled jackets allow cooking and cooling in the same vessel.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d658dc-bd .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d658dc-bd\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Multi cook kettles are used for curries, gravies, halwa, traditional sweets, sauces, ketchup, ready-to-eat meals, jams, fruit preserves, and dairy products. Selection should consider the complete production cycle, final product viscosity, temperature range, cleaning, and required daily output.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d8484e-42 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d8484e-42\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Cybernetik offers pressure cooking kettles up to 2,000 liters and tilting kettles up to 1,500 liters, supported by ingredient charging, melting, high-shear mixing, cooling, recipe-based PLC\/SCADA controls, and integrated CIP systems for complete food processing lines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-d8b5d03589ad8fdf880bbfcc52bc01a8 wp-block-paragraph\">Most food processes are not a single cooking step. A curry base is saut\u00e9ed, then simmered, then reduced. A halwa is roasted in fat before sugar syrup is added and the mixture cooked to setting point. A sauce is dissolved, boiled and concentrated. Each stage happens at a different temperature, with the product behaving differently at each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multi cook kettle exists so that all of it happens in one vessel. That sounds like a convenience and is closer to a process decision, because the alternative is moving hot, increasingly viscous product between machines, and every one of those transfers costs something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This guide covers what these vessels do, why the design differs from a plain jacketed kettle, and how to specify one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Makes a Kettle &#8220;Multi Cook&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-75d35d370ad50343fa5dd713adf9d03c wp-block-paragraph\">The defining capability is performing operations that would normally need different equipment, sequentially, without discharging the batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_b715fa-3d:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_b715fa-3d 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present.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_bab32d-63 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_bab32d-63\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Wet heat operations. <\/strong>Boiling, simmering and stewing once liquid is added, where the vessel behaves as a conventional cooking kettle.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_b6820c-1b .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_b6820c-1b\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Concentration. <\/strong>Reducing by evaporation to a target solids content, during which viscosity rises steadily and fouling risk rises with it.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_433d97-6a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_433d97-6a\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Mixing and blending. <\/strong>Incorporating ingredients at any stage without a separate mixer.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_5854f3-a5 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_5854f3-a5\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Cooling. <\/strong>Where the jacket accepts chilled medium, bringing the batch down in the same vessel rather than transferring it hot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plain jacketed kettle does the second of those well and the others poorly. The difference is not the jacket; it is the agitation and the control that go with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why One Vessel Instead of Several<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case for a multi cook kettle is essentially the case against transferring product between stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_74ace8-d1:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_74ace8-d1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_74ace8-d1 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_74ace8-d1 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mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_7283c1-7f\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Floor space multiplies. <\/strong>Several vessels plus the transfer equipment between them occupy considerably more area than one machine.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_68213f-79 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_68213f-79\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Yield is lost in the pipework. <\/strong>Viscous product left in transfer lines and pump bodies is a real loss on every batch, and it grows with product thickness.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d0b09f-49 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_d0b09f-49\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Labor and handling rise. <\/strong>Each transfer is an operation someone starts, monitors and stops.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against that, a single vessel is occupied for the whole sequence rather than for one stage of it, which reduces the number of batches per shift. Where a plant runs one product continuously at high volume, separate stages in series will out-produce one multi cook vessel. Where it runs many products in campaigns, the single vessel usually wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7952\" height=\"5304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2727\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1.webp 7952w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Start-With-the-Thermal-Process-1-1536x1025.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 7952px) 100vw, 7952px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Design That Makes It Possible<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Scraped surface agitation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the enabling feature, and it is what separates a multi cook kettle from a kettle with a stirrer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An anchor agitator carrying scraper blades sweeps the vessel wall continuously, clearing product from the heat transfer surface as it moves. Two things follow. Heat transfer is maintained through the batch instead of degrading as deposit builds, and burn-on is prevented rather than managed. In a product containing sugar, dairy solids or starch, a plain agitator loses the wall within minutes of the batch thickening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Agitation across changing viscosity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A multi cook batch changes character dramatically during the cook. Saut\u00e9ing aromatics involves a loose mixture of solids in oil. After liquid is added it is essentially a thin suspension. By the end of a reduction it may be a heavy paste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A propeller or turbine agitator handles the middle stage and fails at both ends: it cannot move a loose bed of solids in a shallow oil film, and it turns a cavity in a thick paste while the rest stays still. Anchor and scraper geometry works across the range, which is why it is standard on these vessels rather than optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tilting discharge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viscous product does not flow out of a bottom valve willingly. Tilting the vessel pours the batch out completely, quickly and visibly, and it avoids the pumped transfer that would shear the product on the way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Temperature control that spans the range<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel has to hold a low simmer and reach saut\u00e9 temperature, which means the heating system and its control must work across a wider band than a single-purpose kettle needs. Recipe-based control that steps through defined temperatures and hold times is what makes the sequence repeatable between operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Heating: Direct, Indirect, or Both<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most multi cook kettles use an indirect jacket carrying steam, hot water or thermal oil. Thermal oil is worth noting specifically, because it reaches the temperatures saut\u00e9ing and roasting require, which steam at practical pressures does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some vessels add direct steam injection for the wet phase, which heats far faster than a jacket can. The trade is that injected steam condenses into the product, so the formulation has to account for the added water. In a reduction process that water then has to be evaporated again, which is why direct injection suits heating and dissolution rather than concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where the vessel also cools, the same jacket carries chilled water or glycol after cooking, which turns a cooking kettle into a cook-and-cool vessel and removes a transfer at the end of the sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vacuum and Pressure Options<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two options extend the range of what one vessel can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vacuum lowers the boiling point, so evaporation proceeds at a lower temperature. For a reduction that would otherwise hold product hot for a long period, that protects color and flavor substantially, and it speeds the reduction because more of the energy goes into evaporation rather than into holding temperature. It is the most valuable option on any vessel doing significant concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pressure raises the boiling point, shortening cook times where a long simmer is the constraint and retaining volatile aroma compounds that would otherwise escape. It requires a certified pressure vessel, which adds cost, inspection obligations and complexity at the lid and discharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Typical Process Sequences<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Product<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Sequence performed in one vessel<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>What would otherwise be needed<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Curry and gravy base<\/td><td>Heat oil, saut\u00e9 aromatics, add paste and cook out, add liquid, simmer, reduce to target consistency<\/td><td>A bratt pan, a boiling vessel and a reduction kettle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Halwa and traditional sweets<\/td><td>Melt fat, roast flour, add sugar syrup, cook to setting consistency, discharge hot<\/td><td>A roasting pan and a separate cooking vessel, with a hot transfer between them<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sauces and ketchup<\/td><td>Heat, dissolve solids, boil, reduce to target solids, hold at filling temperature<\/td><td>A mixing tank, an evaporator and a holding vessel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ready-to-eat curries<\/td><td>Saut\u00e9 base, add protein and vegetables, add gravy, cook to specification, begin cooling<\/td><td>A cooking kettle plus a separate blending and cooling stage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jams and fruit preserves<\/td><td>Heat fruit, add sugar, boil to target solids, discharge<\/td><td>A cooking pan and a finishing kettle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dairy and khoya products<\/td><td>Heat, evaporate with continuous wall scraping, cook to solids, discharge<\/td><td>An open pan with manual scraping, which is labor intensive and inconsistent<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading the right-hand column explains the economics. A plant making several of these products would otherwise need most of the equipment listed there, plus the transfers between each. The multi cook kettle replaces the set, which is why it appears so often in prepared foods, sauces and traditional sweets manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:29px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width: 65px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Frame-1.svg\" alt=\"\"><strong>&#8220;A multi cook kettle turns multiple cooking stages into one controlled process, keeping the product in the same vessel as viscosity, temperature, and process conditions change<\/strong>.<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3cc671b03a440f3700a6ec32f9fcb913 is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e8523bbf wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"text-decoration:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d9c85f36 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-thumbnail\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/minus-2.webp 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/\">Cybernetik process automation team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:34px\">See it in action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Cooking Kettle | Innovation Technology | Cybernetik Product Catalogue\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOHPDod7TLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cleaning and Changeover<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single-vessel argument creates a single-vessel obligation: everything that happens to the product happens on the same surfaces, so those surfaces carry residue from every stage of the sequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two specification points follow. Spray coverage has to reach the entire internal surface including behind the agitator and the scraper blades, which is the area most likely to be missed and most likely to hold burnt residue. And the vessel must drain completely, since standing water after cleaning is a microbiological problem in a warm plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For plants running several products a day, automated cleaning is generally the right answer rather than manual washing, and the reasoning is set out in the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/process\/understanding-clean-in-place-cip-process\/\">clean-in-place systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Selection Considerations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{line-height:1.2em;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_c1e3b1-d2 kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_ac14af-3e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_ac14af-3e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Size on full cycle, not batch volume. <\/strong>Charging, heat-up, each cooking stage, discharge and cleaning together determine batches per shift. A vessel with a thirty minute cook can easily have a two hour cycle.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_101e6e-53 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_101e6e-53\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Specify agitation for the final viscosity. <\/strong>Not the charged condition. A vessel that stirs beautifully for the first half of every batch has been specified against the wrong state.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_0ad3b1-ed .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_0ad3b1-ed\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Establish the temperature range required. <\/strong>If any stage needs temperatures above what steam provides at practical pressure, thermal oil heating is required and that is a design decision, not an upgrade.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1679a1-6e .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1679a1-6e\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Decide whether cooling happens here. <\/strong>Cooling in the vessel removes a transfer and occupies the vessel, which matters if it is the constraint.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_4983f4-6c .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_4983f4-6c\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Confirm endpoint measurement. <\/strong>Reductions finish at a target solids content, so how that is measured, and whether it is measured or judged, determines batch consistency.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_dd5716-cc .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_dd5716-cc\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Check utility demand at peak. <\/strong>Heat-up imposes a spiky steam load, and several vessels heating together after a changeover is the worst case the boiler will see.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cooking Equipment from Cybernetik<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-fe79934a3c16fdef8ee1591b35ba6475 wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik builds cooking equipment as part of complete food processing lines, so the vessel is specified alongside the charging, cooling, transfer and cleaning equipment around it. The <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/products\/cooking-kettle.html\">cooking kettle<\/a> covers rapid pressure cooking and the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/products\/tilting-kettle.html\">tilting kettle<\/a> gentle atmospheric cooking with tilting discharge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Cybernetik cooking equipment<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Specification<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Cooking kettle<\/td><td>Rapid pressure cooking up to 2,000 liters, preserving flavor and nutrients<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tilting kettle<\/td><td>Gentle atmospheric cooking up to 1,500 liters with tilting discharge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Buggy lifter and tipper<\/td><td>Charging from buggies up to 350 liters<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Melter, INCO-MELT range<\/td><td>500 to 2,000 kg\/hr for fats, butter, chocolate and cheese<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>High shear mixing<\/td><td>Column lift mixer at 500 liters and up to 3,000 rpm for dispersion and emulsification<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cooling<\/td><td>Convective and submerged cooling conveyors for temperature reduction after discharge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Clean-in-place<\/td><td>Single and multi-tank systems to 8,000 liters, recipe driven with parameter logging<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Integrated lines<\/td><td>Ready-to-eat automation, food paste processing and flavor mixing systems<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build standard<\/td><td>SS316 product contact, SS304 non-contact, hygienic GMP construction<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Control<\/td><td>Unified PLC and SCADA architecture with recipe-based operation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-f93e99cbdeae75a5afd602aa288240e5 wp-block-paragraph\">For manufacturers producing prepared meals, the equipment sits within <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/solutions\/ready-to-eat-automation.html\">ready-to-eat automation<\/a> lines, where cooking is engineered alongside the ingredient preparation before it and the cooling, filling and packing after it. That matters for multi cook duty specifically, because the vessel occupies the whole sequence and its cycle time governs the line rather than one stage of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-5e8404c89da51d3448f36e44a7e25d2a wp-block-paragraph\">The wider selection framework across cooking technologies is covered in the guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybernetik.com\/blog\/process\/industrial-cooking-equipment-selection-guide-in\/\">industrial cooking equipment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-7fd268b2add0846a4d21f75f4312117d wp-block-paragraph\">Cybernetik has operated for more than three decades, is headquartered in Pune with additional facilities in Gujarat and Raigad and international offices in the United States and UAE, and has installed over 6,000 systems across 30 plus countries, including more than 400 custom automation solutions. Further background is on the <a href=\"https:\/\/process.cybernetik.com\/about.html\">Cybernetik about page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why manufacturers choose Cybernetik<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_3e9b76-ae:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_3e9b76-ae ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_3e9b76-ae ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:35px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_3e9b76-ae .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:10px;color:#ef8e27;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items2845_3e9b76-ae ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap 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kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>Sized on cycle, not on volume. <\/strong>Charging, heat-up, cooking stages, discharge and cleaning considered together, since that is what determines output.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1f0c1d-82 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-2845_1f0c1d-82\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  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.kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{border-top-color:#abb8c3;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#abb8c3;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#abb8c3;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#abb8c3;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id2845_9d1db5-b6 kt-accordion-has-19-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-none kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane2845_e3c77d-85\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">What is a multi cook 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Scraped surface agitation is what makes that range possible.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-2 kt-pane2845_8a7274-28\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">How do I justify investment in material handling automation?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agitation and the control rather than the jacket. A plain kettle with a stirrer handles boiling and simmering, but loses the heat transfer surface to deposit once product thickens, and cannot move a loose bed of solids during saut\u00e9ing or a heavy paste at the end of a reduction. An anchor agitator with scraper blades works across that whole viscosity range and keeps the wall clear.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane2845_a26322-36\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\">When is one vessel better than several in sequence?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a plant runs many products in campaigns. Every transfer between vessels loses heat, adds a cleaning cycle, shears viscous product, leaves yield in the pipework and occupies floor space. 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