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Steam Kettles

Commercial Steam Kettles in Toronto & Canada

A steam kettle — sometimes called a steam jacketed kettle — cooks with steam circulating in the space between two shells, so soups, sauces, stocks, and chilis heat evenly without scorching or needing constant stirring. Our Steam Kettles collection runs from small self-contained units up to full-size floor kettles. Crown carries the widest range here, with 6- to 12-gallon electric countertop kettles for smaller-batch work and 20- to 100-gallon floor models in both fixed and tilting designs, so you can choose a kettle that pours on its own or one that stays put and gets ladled from. Vulcan rounds out the lineup with its own electric and gas fixed and tilting kettles, plus a fully jacketed gas model for kitchens that want faster, more even heat. Every model here is available in natural gas, propane, or electric. Phoenix Food Equipment is based right here in Vaughan and ships steam kettles across the GTA — Toronto, Mississauga, and Markham included — plus nationwide across Canada.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from operators buying this kind of equipment.

What is the difference between a tilting and a fixed steam kettle?

A fixed steam kettle stays mounted in place and gets emptied by ladling out or draining through a spigot, while a tilting steam kettle pivots forward on its base so the whole batch pours out at once — handy for a thick soup, sauce, or chili you don't want to scoop out cup by cup. Both Crown and Vulcan carry both styles across most of their capacity range, so the choice usually comes down to how thick what you're cooking is and how often you're turning the kettle over between batches.

What is a steam jacketed kettle and how is it different from a regular pot?

A steam jacketed kettle has a sealed outer shell around the cooking bowl, with steam circulating in that gap to heat the contents evenly from the sides and bottom rather than from a single burner underneath. That even heat means less scorching and less need to stand over it stirring, which is why steam kettles are the standard for high-volume soups, sauces, stocks, and chilis rather than a stovetop pot. Vulcan's fully jacketed gas kettle takes this further, with the steam jacket wrapping more of the bowl for faster, more even heat.

What size steam kettle does a commercial kitchen need?

Capacity in this collection runs from a compact 6-gallon Crown countertop kettle up to a 100-gallon Crown or Vulcan floor model. A 6- to 12-gallon countertop kettle suits a smaller kitchen making soups or sauces in modest batches, 20- to 40-gallon floor kettles cover most mid-volume restaurant and institutional kitchens, and 60- to 100-gallon kettles are built for high-volume catering, hospitals, or school and correctional food service where you're cooking in bulk.