Bench Top Batch Cookers/Agitators

Lab Scale Equipment for processing Heat Sensitive, Viscous products, Confectionery, Fruit Preps, and Nutraceuticals.

Our easy-to-use, powerful Batch Cookers/Agitators are designed for consumer product companies, ingredient companies, and contract development companies. The BLT Bench Top Batch Cooking Systems give food technologists, application scientists, and project managers, innovative solutions for new product development, and improve methods for processing small amounts of product for evaluation.

Here are some of the products the BLT Cooker/Agitators can help you develop:

• Sugar Based Hard Candy
• Hard Candy with Full Cream
• Jellies with Temperature Sensitive Ingredients
• Bakery Fillings with Dairy Components
• Nutraceuticals with active ingredients
• Sugar-Free Hard Candy
• White Caramels
• Caramels
• Fruit Preps

The Development Scale Cooker/Agitator (C/A16350)

BLT’s Development Scale Cooker/Agitator makes it easy for you to develop a wide variety of products on a small scale.

The Batch Cooker/Agitator has a capacity of 200-1200 grams (.45 to 2.5 pounds) yield, depending on your formula and process.

Built for Performance 

The BLT Cooker/Agitator is an efficient tool for producing samples: 

• Large capacity heating system — The BLT Development Cooker/Agitator uses a 1000 watt heating system.
• No steam required; no scorched product to discard — The Development Scale Cooker/Agitator heating system functions like steam, without the worry of steam.  The heating system eliminates scorching of your results, often found in stove top cooking.
• Excellent “batch-to-batch” consistency of your test product — You control the cook plate temperature and the agitation speed for each batch. 
• Cook under vacuum, while using agitation. You can use agitation and cook under vacuum, both at the same time.

The Cooker/Agitator Vacuum Pump and Condenser System (VC24DS) guarantees vacuums up to 24 in. Hg.

An optional Vacuum Lid and self-contained pump and condenser (with all interconnecting hoses and clamps) make it easy for you to set up the cooker for vacuum cooking. All you need is a sink nearby.

Watch a short video of the Development Scale Cooker/Agitator (C/A16350)

Development Scale Cooker/Agitator Specifications 

Development Scale Cooker/Agitator Product Brochure

The BLT Development Scale Cooker/Agitator is a batch, electric cooker, hand crafted in our plant in Largo, Florida, U.S.A. It consists of:

• Digital Temperature Readout
• Three (3) Quart Processing Pot
• Digital Cook Plate Control
• Cook Temperature Alarm
• 1000 Watt Heating System

Optional Features include Vacuum Lid and Vacuum System, and Custom Blade Types and Configurations.

Development Scale Cooker/Agitator with Warming Plate(C/A16351) 

The Cooker/Agitator with Warming Plate is the same machine as our BLT C/A16350. This Cooker/Agitator has, in addition, a low wattage warming plate on the left side of the unit. The agitator drive swivels to agitate on either side of the cooker. It’s perfect for making caramels. Added productivity, while cooking caramels, includes the ability for you to:  

• Pre-caramelize ingredients before you begin actual cooking.
• Add active ingredients to a cooked mass under controlled conditions.

Cooker/Agitator with Warming Plate Specifications

Watch a short video of the Development Scale Cooker/Agitator with Warming Plate(C/A16351)

LB Batch Cooker/Agitator (C4000Q17)

The LB Batch Cooker is the larger version of the BLT Development Scale Cooker/Agitator C/A 16350. It is designed to process similar products in bigger batch sizes. This machine’s greater capacity produces 3 to 10 pounds (1300 – 4500 grams) product per batch.

The Cooker/Agitator Vacuum Pump and Condenser System (VC24LB) guarantees vacuums up to 24 in. Hg.  

A Vacuum Lid and a self-contained pump and condenser (with all interconnecting hoses and clamps) are available as an option for the Cooker/Agitator. Conversion from a batch atmospheric cooker to a batch vacuum cooker is simple. 

An All-In-One System 

The BLT LB Batch Cooker/Agitator excels at larger capacity testing, giving you the ability to complete tasks requiring precise measurement while you create your samples: 

• Large capacity heating system — The BLT Cooker/Agitator uses a 4000 watt heating system.
• No steam required; no scorched product to discard — The Development Scale Cooker/Agitator heating system functions like steam, without the worry of steam. The heating system eliminates scorching of your results, often found in stove top cooking.
• Reproducible trials. — You get greater productivity with practical, easy to replicate steps to create your samples.
• Extra capacity gives you extra product. The cooker will, in addition, produce enough for you to save a retainer sample in your lab.

Watch a short video of the LB Batch Cooker/Agitator (C4000Q17)

LB Cooker Agitator Specifications 

LB Batch Cooker/Agitator Product Brochure

The LB Cooker Agitator is designed to cook from 3 to 10 pounds (1300 to 4500 grams) of test product in the Seventeen (17) Quart Processing Pot, using a 4000 watt heating system. Included are a Digital Cook Plate Control, Cook Temperature Alarm, and Digital Temperature Readout.

Optional Features. Vacuum Lid and Vacuum System, and Custom Blade Types and Configurations.  

Supplemental Equipment for Cooker/Agitators 

Tempering/Mixing Table (T400CC) 

Tempering Table Product Brochure

Designed to support the Cooker/Agitators. The Tempering/Mixing Table has an electrically heated stainless steel work surface, with a built-in water cooling coil.  

The Table is the perfect equipment to mix minor ingredients into cooked masses under controlled conditions. 

Counterspace/Footprint. 38 cm x 55 cm (15 in x 22 in) 

Larger custom tables are available and are built to your specifications. Options include: heat only, water coil only, or a combination of heat and water coil.  

Watch a short video of the Tempering Mixing Table

Manual Forming Rolls (FR22) 

Manual Forming Rolls are 5 cm (2 inch) rolls used to produce formed pieces of hard candy and gum. Standard roll construction is lead-free brass.  

Custom piece sizes and shapes, such as logos are available.  

Watch a short video of the Manual Forming Rolls

For Complete Details and a Free Demonstration:

The Development Scale Cooker/Agitator and the LB Cooker are all-electric batch cookers, hand crafted in our plant in Largo, Florida, U.S.A. The cookers and supplemental equipment are available to customers globally. 

We would be pleased to demonstrate the Batch Cookers at no charge at our BLT headquarters in Largo, FL USA to give you an opportunity to see how both the Development Scale Cooker/Agitator and the LB Cooker/Agitator perform. 

Let us tell you how you can use the Cooker/Agitators for your specialized testing and development at your organization.  

Please contact Kim or John Vessa, at info@blt-inc.com or +1-727-548-6484 for any questions you may have.