Description
This listing is for a Vulcan 40 gallon electric braising pan model VE-40 with the draw valve power tilt option.
Vulcan Hart equipment is proudly built by American’s in Louisville, KY and is sold all over the world. Their products have earned their reputation for ease of operation, high performance and long lasting reliability. All Vulcan equipment is designed and built to be used by professional chef’s in high demand environments all day – every day.
Fry 60 pieces of chicken, 55 hamburger patties or 65 fish filet’s in 6 minutes. How about 40 gallons of soup or stew or 50 grilled cheese sandwiches? The pan is wide to allow you to spread things out or to cook one thing on one side and something else on the other and the sides are high and be considered a true kettle. After the sale I will send you a cook book with hundreds or recipes designed for this exact skillet. This high performance skillet would be a perfect choice for any commercial restaurant, institutional kitchen or a large catering operation and is the most versatile piece of equipment you can own!
Short video by Vulcan about this pan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtMdeutLzmY (copy and paste)
What we know…
Please take a minute to enlarge the pictures to get a close up view of this beautiful braising pan. This skillet looks new simply because it was used very little. It comes from a small school system and was bought right about the time that they decided to go with pre-made food for the lunch program. Schools no longer actually cook much. The school lunches are now made off-site and warmed up at the school.
This beautiful skillet was bought along with 2 others, delivered to a school location about 3 months later, covered with plastic soon after and used as a small table in their kitchen until it was taken back to the warehouse.
The all stainless construction is flawless and has the look of chrome and as you can see, the pan is in new condition. Using 16,000 watts the pan heats up quick and the thermostat works perfectly. The controls are simple and problem free and the pan tilts strong and quiet.
There are a few differences between Vulcan skillets and all of the rest that should be pointed out. First they are constructed out of stainless steel and in this case, even the interior frame and that’s a pretty big deal. All of the others will rust out over time because of the sheet metal used in the frame. Another really nice difference is that the lid stays where you leave it. No need to have a separate vent on top that collects grease and food build-up that needs to be removed and cleaned. When you need to vent just raise the lid about an inch and it will stay there. Vulcan incorporates a drop-away pan holder in the front of the skillet. Not only does it come in handy for pouring product into and clean up but it’s a great spot to put your spices and tools when in use. When you don’t need it just pop it down and out of the way.
This pan uses the much more efficient 480 volt power. 480 volt allows you to cook using 16,000 watts while only using 23 amps! If you have 480 volt power, you only want 480 volt equipment because it is the most cost effective way to go and it is much more controllable than gas.
Not everyone has 480 volt power and if you are unsure, please consult a licensed electrician and have him check it out before hitting the Buy It Now button.
