MKN Ceramic Cooking Table 1223401 – CounterSL

4.6 kW on a single glass-ceramic zone in a 400 x 700 x 270 mm body defines the 1223401 CounterSL ceramic cooking table. With a working surface of 305 x 540 mm, it gives a full pan area on a compact footprint suited to front-cooking counters and small servery lines.

On a vessel, that 270 mm corpus height matters because this CounterSL unit is designed to sit in low counters or front-cooking furniture rather than the main 850 mm cooking block. It fits where guests can see the cooking but space for services and extraction is tight. At 20 kg net weight, it is light enough to be built into bespoke furniture, but in a marine installation it still needs to be mechanically secured and integrated with a welded plinth or sub-frame to prevent movement under way and to keep cleaning lines continuous.

The cooking surface is a 6 mm glass-ceramic top, flush with the surrounding worktop. That gives a single level for pots and pans, without steps that catch dirt or snag pans as they are moved across the line. The plate corners are radiused to ease cleaning, and the heating zone is graphically marked so the operator can see the active area through the dark surface. With one work zone, power is concentrated into that 305 x 540 mm area rather than being split across several rings, which suits focused à la minute work rather than multiple small pans.

Supply is 400 V with total electrical power of 4.6 kW. That positions the unit comfortably on a typical galley distribution board without reaching into the large-load category, and makes it straightforward to pair with other CounterSL or Optima modules on the same circuit group. The electronic pan detection from 12 cm base diameter keeps the zone inactive until a suitable pan is present, which reduces stray heat into the room and avoids a live hotplate when the station is not in use. For a shipboard HVAC system sized tightly against cooking loads, that control over when heat is actually delivered into the pan is an important operating detail.

Build and control

• Complies with DIN 18851 for commercial kitchens
• Stainless steel 1.4301 (AISI 304) throughout
• Self-supporting closed construction
• 6 mm glass-ceramic top, flush with the worktop
• Radiused plate corners for easy cleaning; heating zones graphically marked
• Ergonomic knob control
• Electronic pan detection from 12 cm base diameter

This CounterSL ceramic table is the right choice where a single, clearly defined hot zone is needed in a low-height counter run, for example in a buffet, snack bar or front-cooking point, and where a 400 x 700 mm footprint is available. It is not the right module where multiple large stockpots or high-volume boiling are required; those loads sit better on larger multi-zone or induction modules in a full-depth cooking block. Ordered under MKN article number 1223401.