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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 ten leading countertop steamers.
 

 

 

 

Red Potatoes Test Results

 

Rank Manufacturer # of Pans Cook Time Lbs Cooked Water gal/hr Production Rate
1st Intek Mfg. XS-141 6 21.5 min 48 lbs <1 134 lbs/hr
2nd AccuTemp D-122 6 22.7 min 48 lbs <1 130 lbs/hr
3rd Groen Vortex3 6 24.8 min 48 lbs <1 116.2 lbs/hr
4th Vulcan Hart VPX-54 5 23.9 min 40 lbs <1 101 lbs/hr
5th Market Forge ET-5E5 5 25.7 min 40 lbs <1 94 lbs/hr
6th Stellar Capella6 4 22.8 min 32 lbs <1 85.6 lbs/hr
7th Groen HY-3E7 3 20.4 min 22.5 lbs 27.1 gal/hr 70.5 lbs/hr
8th Cleveland Ultra 38 3 22.7 min 24 lbs 40 gal/hr 64 lbs/hr
9th Market Forge ET-3E9 3 23.2 min 24 lbs <1 63 lbs/hr
10th Southbend EZ-310 3 23.5 min 24 lbs <1 61.4 lbs/hr

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Rank Manufacturer # of Pans Cook Time Lbs Cooked Water gal/hr Energy Efficiency
1st Market Forge ET-5E11 5 25.7 min 40 lbs <1 73.8%
2nd Intek XS-1412 6 21.5 min 48 lbs <1 71%
3rd Groen Vortex13 6 24.8 min 48 lbs <1 71%
4th Southbend EZ-314 3 23.5 min 24 lbs <1 69%
5th Vulcan VPX-515 5 23.9 min 40 lbs <1 68.4%
6th Market Forge ET-3E16 3 23.2 min 24 lbs <1 67.9%
7th AccuTemp D-1217 6 22.7 min 48 lbs <1 67.5%
8th Stellar Capella18 4 22.8 min 32 lbs <1 63.1%
9th Groen HY-3E19 3 20.4 min 22.5 lbs 26.6 gal/hr 28.3%
10th Cleveland Ultra 320 3 22.7 min 24 lbs 40 gal/hr 24.7%

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          Tests were performed by Pacific Gas & Electric's Food Service Technology Center (FSTC)

          located in San Ramon, CA

 

              1 FSTC Report 5011.04.10    2 FSTC Report 5011.03.02   3 FSTC Report 5011.03.23   4 FSTC Report 5011.01.02

              5 FSTC Report 5011.01.98    6 FSTC Report 5011.01.94   7 FSTC Report 5011.95.23   8 FSTC Report 5011.00.84

              9 FSTC Report 5011.01.99  10 FSTC Report 5011.99.83 11 FSTC Report 5011.01.98 12 FSTC Report 5011.04.10

            13 FSTC Report 5011.03.23  14 FSTC Report 5011.99.83 15 FSTC Report 5011.01.02 16 FSTC Report 5011.01.99

            17 FSTC Report 5011.03.02  18 FSTC Report 5011.01.94 19 FSTC Report 5011.95.23 20 FSTC Report 5011.00.84