SUPERCHARGE YOUR KETTLE

>> Reduce Cook Times
>> Eliminate Burn-On
>> Cut Energy Use
>> Single Kettle Convenience
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Supercharge Your Kettles

Or Start New with a Complete Kettle System Engineered for safety, consistency, scalability, and efficiency.

From cooking kettles equipped with Jet Cook™ next-generation steam injection to fully automated, turnkey lines, our kettle systems help manufacturers increase throughput, maximize labor efficiency, and maintain the highest product quality. Jet Cook™ also reduces the amount of starch, gums, dairy, and spices a recipe requires, cutting ingredient costs and processing time.

Whether you’re producing smooth purees, chunky stews, or cream-based sauces, we offer scalable equipment tailored to your recipe and production goals.

One Kettle System, Three Ways to Cook:

All built with operator safety at the forefront.

Our kettles have an integral safety grid that lets operators load ingredients while the agitator is running. They’re also insulated and clad in stainless steel, cutting heat loss, saving energy, and keeping the exterior safe to work around.

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Jet Cook™

The patented design of the DC Norris Jet Cook next-generation steam injection lance offers the fastest and most efficient form of steam cooking available. Due to the steam injector’s shape, the product is drawn through the nozzle as a jet stream and is pumped, heated, and mixed simultaneously. The jet cook head has no moving parts which protects particulate integrity and eliminates burn-on.

Can be retrofitted to existing kettle systems of 80 gallons+.

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Pressure Cooking

A pressure-style lid can be fitted for pressure cooking up to 15 psi as standard. This reduces cook times considerably, especially for stews and pie fillings.

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Braising & Reduction

The braising bar sears and caramelizes product directly on the kettle surface, the same prep step that a roux, a sauce base, or a curry spice blend needs before the rest of the recipe goes in. With the braising bar, one vessel can handle the prep and cooking.

Our Kettle System Features:

  • Batch sizes range from 80-800gallons
  • High-pressure jackets for steam up to 102psi
  • Built to ASME, British, and European Construction and Design Codes
  • Hemispheres constructed from thicker materials to prolong life
  • Inclined agitation with complete variable speed via frequency inverter for excellent particulate distribution, blue food grade scrapers fitted as standard
  • PT100 Temperature probes are placed in the heart of the vessel and at the bottom, allowing for accurate temperature measurement, control, and the ability to record data even as the product is emptied
  • The lid is designed with a large, hinged section which allows for both mechanical product loading and hand additions as required
  • An integral safety grid allows the operator to load ingredients while the agitator is running, ensuring homogeneous mixing throughout the process
  • The entire kettle is insulated and clad in a stainless-steel sheath to save energy and to provide a safer environment for the operator
  • All internal surfaces are ground smooth and flat, and the entire design offers a crevice-free, easy-to-clean finish

We Don’t Just Supply Equipment, We Engineer Outcomes

The most recognizable prepared food brands in the US and Canada trust DC Norris North America as their processing equipment partner. We combine exclusive access to the world’s most advanced and innovative food processing systems with a fully engineer-led team that designs, integrates, commissions, and supports your system, from our office in Michigan, for its entire operational life.

“DCN continues to be a great company to partner with. Their industry expertise continues to drive us to be better, which results in more innovative processes and products.”

“Sales and deployment are exceptional. The DC Norris belt tumble chiller made a world of difference in our food manufacturing facility. Service and communication are first rate!”

“The cooking kettles and bratt pans we buy from DC Norris do what a chef would do on a small scale, just scaled up, retaining unique flavors and flavor building.”

What It’s Like to Work With Our Engineering-Led Team

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No Guesswork. No Oversell. Just Fit.

Problems are defined before equipment is selected. Expect us to ask about throughput, product characteristics, sanitation, utilities, space, labor, and downstream impacts before we make equipment recommendations.

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Systems Thinking & Room for Growth

Because we understand how cooking, mixing, cooling, conveying, and packaging interact we account for bottlenecks, integration risks, and future expansion from the very first phone call.

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Risk Reduction

We help clients reduce the risk of expensive surprises during commissioning, training, and production because all equipment decisions are made with real operating conditions in mind. Equipment without expertise is just expensive steel.

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Accountability At Every Stage

With DC Norris North America, accountability doesn't end at delivery. Because we engineer for outcomes, we own them. If something underperforms, we help diagnose and solve the issue. For the lifetime of the equipment.

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