MKN Combi Steamer FKECOD215TG2 – Oven, Electric, FlexiCombi

Twenty GN 1/1 levels and a published max load of 150 kg set the FKECOD215TG2 at the heavy end of the FlexiCombi line. With 31.7 kW of electrical power and FlexiRack capacity equivalent to about 35 GN 1/1 pans, it is specified for a galley planning up to 400 meals per day on a single combi.

On board, that combination of load and footprint has to be balanced against space, power and extraction. The cabinet measures 1075 x 813 x 1960 mm, so the deckhead, adjacent bulkheads and service voids all need to be laid out around a little over a metre by just over 800 mm of footprint and 1960 mm of height. At 31.7 kW on a 400 V supply, the unit belongs on a dedicated high-capacity distribution panel rather than a light-duty circuit, and the electrical design has to assume continuous rather than intermittent cooking duty when the ship is at full complement.

Capacity figures are given twice: as 20 x GN 1/1 and as 20 FlexiRack positions, with FlexiRack stated as approximately 35 x GN 1/1 in effective area. For menu planning that translates into 150–300 meals per day when run with standard GN 1/1 loading, or 150–400 meals per day when the FlexiRack system is used. In practice, that gives a chef the headroom to batch cook for a mid-sized crew and passenger load without pushing the oven at its limit on every service, while still keeping utilisation high enough to justify the connected load.

The dry numbers matter on the structural side as well. Net weight is 295 kg, and with a maximum load weight of 150 kg, the structure under the oven must accept a static mass approaching that combined figure plus any dynamic effects from ship motion. On a vessel where deck loads are calculated carefully, having both the appliance weight and the allowable food load stated removes guesswork for the naval architect and lets the deck scantlings, coamings or plinth be sized correctly from the outset.

Build and control

• IP-rated water protection

This unit suits a main galley that needs full-size GN 1/1 flexibility and has the electrical capacity to support 31.7 kW on a 400 V line, for service patterns in the 150–400 meals per day band. It is the wrong choice where the service requirement is far below 150 meals per day, because a smaller body in the same family will cover the load with less footprint and connected power. It is also a poor fit for spaces that cannot comfortably give up a 1075 x 813 mm footprint and plan for a 1960 mm high cabinet, or where the electrical distribution has no room for another 31.7 kW consumer.

Ordered under MKN product number FKECOD215TG2.