MKN Bain-Marie 1220502 – CounterSL

A working surface of 630 x 510 x 215 mm in a body only 800 x 700 x 270 mm high makes the 1220502 a low-profile bain-marie that still takes a practical pan load. At 3 kW on 230 V it sits at the lighter end of the hot-line, suited to keeping food at temperature rather than pulling large volumes up from cold.

CounterSL is aimed at counters, buffets and front cooking where visibility and serving height matter more than under-counter volume. A corpus height of 270 mm keeps this bain-marie low enough to integrate into a serving counter while still giving sufficient depth in the well to hold standard inserts with cover and headroom for water. On a vessel this is relevant around self-service or crew servery points, where a full Optima cooking line would be over-specified and take too much vertical and horizontal space.

The 800 x 700 mm footprint helps with planning into tight servery runs, particularly where deck access, door widths and existing cut-outs constrain module size. At 33 kg gross weight the unit is manageable for installation and fastening to the counter structure, but still substantial enough that it must be positively secured in a seagoing installation rather than treated as loose equipment. Electrical connection is single-phase 230 V, which suits ships and offshore units where that supply is available on the hotel distribution or where the servery is fed from a local sub-board.

The working surface is specified at 630 x 510 x 215 mm, giving enough length and width for typical GN configurations while keeping the water volume moderate so heat-up is not unduly long for a 3 kW element. The well depth of 215 mm allows for a stable water bath, reducing the risk of sloshing when the vessel moves compared with very shallow designs. Construction in chrome-nickel steel 1.4301 / AISI 304 aligns with standard galley practice for open food areas, giving a smooth, cleanable surface appropriate for a servery zone that will be exposed to salt in the air and frequent washing down.

Build and control

• Chrome-nickel steel 1.4301 / AISI 304 construction for food-area use
• 800 x 700 x 270 mm CounterSL low-height body suited to counters and buffets
• 630 x 510 x 215 mm working surface for practical GN layouts in a compact well
• 3 kW electric heating sized for holding and gentle reheating duties
• 230 V electrical supply for single-phase hotel power distribution
• 33 kg gross weight, compact yet substantial module for secure installation

This bain-marie is the right choice where the requirement is a shallow, compact, electrically heated well along a serving counter or small galley line, especially in public or crew-facing areas. It is not the right unit where large batch cooking, high power searing or heavy pan work is needed; in those cases a higher-output cooking module from the production line ranges should be specified instead.

Ordered under MKN product number 1220502.