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Dedicated to the advancement of the food service industry, the Food Service Technology Center (FSTC) has focused on the development of standard test methods for commercial food service equipment since 1987.
The test methods, approved and ratified by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), allow benchmarking of equipment so that users can make informed comparisons among available equipment choices.
Two food products are used to determine cooking- energy efficiency and production capability.
Below is a comparison of red potatoes test data for eleven leading countertop steamers.

 

Red Potatoes Production Results

 

Rank Manufacturer # of Pans Cook Time Lbs Cooked Water gal/hr Steamer Type Production Rate
1st Intek Mfg. XS-141 6 21.5 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 134 lbs/hr
2nd AccuTemp D-122 6 22.7 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 130 lbs/hr
3rd Groen Vortex3 6 24.8 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 116.2 lbs/hr
4th Vulcan Hart VPX-54 5 23.9 min 40 lbs <1 Connectionless 101 lbs/hr
5th Market Forge ET-5E5 5 25.7 min 40 lbs <1 Connectionless 94 lbs/hr
6th Stellar Capella6 4 22.8 min 32 lbs <1 Connectionless 85.6 lbs/hr
7th Groen HY-3E7 3 20.4 min 22.5 lbs 27.1 gal/hr Connected 70.5 lbs/hr
8th Cleveland Ultra 38 3 22.7 min 24 lbs 40 gal/hr Connected 64 lbs/hr
8th Vulcan Hart VPX-39 3 22.8 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 64 lbs/hr
10th Market Forge ET-3E10 3 23.2 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 63 lbs/hr
11th Southbend EZ-311 3 23.5 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 61.4 lbs/hr

Potato Production Graph

 

Red Potatoes Efficiency Results

 

Rank Manufacturer # of Pans Cook Time Lbs Cooked Water gal/hr Steamer Type
Energy Efficiency
1st Market Forge ET-5E12 5 25.7 min 40 lbs <1 Connectionless 73.8%
2nd Intek XS-1413 6 21.5 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 71%
3rd Groen Vortex14 6 24.8 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 71%
4th Vulcan Hart VPX-315 3 22.8 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 70.5%
5th Southbend EZ-316 3 23.5 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 69%
6th Vulcan Hart VPX-517 5 23.9 min 40 lbs <1 Connectionless 68.4%
7th Market Forge ET-3E18 3 23.2 min 24 lbs <1 Connectionless 67.9%
8th AccuTemp D-1219 6 22.7 min 48 lbs <1 Connectionless 67.5%
9th Stellar Capella20 4 22.8 min 32 lbs <1 Connectionless 63.1%
10th Groen HY-3E21 3 20.4 min 22.5 lbs 26.6 gal/hr Connected 28.3%
11th Cleveland Ultra 322 3 22.7 min 24 lbs 40 gal/hr Connected 24.7%

Potato Efficiency Graph

 

 

Tests were performed by Pacific Gas & Electric's Foodservice Technology Center

1 FSTC Report 5011.03.02 2 FSTC Report 5011.00.84 3 FSTC Report 5011.95.23 4 FSTC Report 5011.03.23 5 FSTC Report 5011.04.10 6 FSTC Report 5011.01.99 7 FSTC Report 5011.01.98 8 FSTC Report 5011.99.83 9 FSTC Report 5011.01.94 10 FSTC Report 5011.01.01 11 FSTC Report5011.01.02

This is a comparison of test results from data collected by the Food Service Technology Center located in San Ramon, CA.
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