The kettle/mixer is a direct, sweep/fold agitator with a working capacity of 150 gallons. It features a 2/3 steam jacket design, tilt-type mechanism, and variable speed control. The kettle/mixer also includes a hot and cold water faucet, a 3" butterfly draw-off valve, and an open leg base. It is constructed with stainless steel and has standard features such as a large pouring lip, a condensate valve with an insulated handle, and a safety device to prevent high-speed starts. The kettle/mixer is NSF and ASME approved and comes with a power tilt on the 150-gallon model. It has a 3" diameter quick opening butterfly valve and level adjustable solid feet for floor bolting. The gallon markings are stamped into the scraper shaft and it operates on standard 208-240 volts, 60 Hz, 3 phase, 4 wire. The kettle/mixer is equipped with a chrome-plated steam control kit and has a 50 psi steam jacket rating on 40-100 gallon models and a 35 psi steam jacket rating on 125 & 150 gallon models. The scraper speed control is infinitely variable from 0 to 40 rpm and the agitator and scraper are bayonet mounted for easy removal. The kettle/mixer has a 3 horsepower hydraulic powered agitator, scraper, and bridge lift, with all plumbing, electrical, and hydraulics enclosed in stainless steel consoles. It features an enclosed, 10 gauge stainless steel hydraulically operated mixer bridge and removable nylon blades that scrape the entire jacketed surface. The tilt mechanism is made of roller bearings and case hardened self-locking worm and segment gear. The kettle/mixer has an infinitely variable ratio between the scraper and agitator, with the agitator rotating from 0 to 8 times the speed of the scraper. Optional accessories include covers, a pan carrier, a flow diverter, a food strainer, leg extensions, alternate draw-off valves, swing funnels, a pressure reducing valve, automatic water cooling, alternate mounting systems, power tilt (where not standard), accessories for connection to food pumps, a water meter built into the system, and product time/temperature controls and indicators. It also offers a type 316 stainless steel commercial kettle interior for high acid food products and a kettle accessory kit that includes a ladle, draw-off brush, clean-up brush, kettle whip, kettle brush, and kettle