Connerton CHP-424 24 In. Gas Countertop Hotplate, 4 Burners, 120,000 BTU, Welded #304 Stainless

The Connerton CHP-424 is a 24 in. wide, 27 in. deep gas countertop hotplate with four 30,000 BTU open burners in a two by two layout, sized for a small restaurant line, a ghost kitchen, or a caterer's prep room that needs a full 120,000 BTU of stovetop in two feet of counter. Four manual brass valves give you four independent flames, so a pot of pasta water can boil hard on one back burner while a risotto stirs slowly up front. Over a Saturday night of sauté-to-order entrées the painted cast iron burners and grates hold their heat between pan drops, so the next protein sears instead of steaming. It has no oven below and no griddle plate as shipped, so it is for open-burner cooking, not for roasting or flat-top work. It installs on a counter with a 3/4 in. NPT rear gas connection, includes the pressure regulator that must be installed, and needs 8 in. of clearance at the sides and back from combustible material or 0 in. from non-combustible material.

Four 30,000 BTU Heavy Duty Painted Cast Iron Burners

Each of the 4 burners on the CHP-424 is rated at 30,000 BTU, for 120,000 BTU across the top. Connerton casts the burner heads in heavy duty painted cast iron, and cast iron matters here because the mass of the head soaks up heat and keeps radiating it into the pan even in the moment you lift one skillet off and set a cold one down. That is what shortens the recovery between orders. The burners sit in two rows of two on a 24 in. wide, 27 in. deep body, so every pan gets a full-size flame under it rather than a crowded pair of rings sharing one spot.

Painted Cast Iron Grates With a Center-Slope Hole

The grates are heavy duty painted cast iron with a center-slope hole. The slope pitches toward the opening over the burner, so a pot that boils over or a pan that tips sends the spill down and through instead of leaving it to bake onto a flat grate top. Cast iron grates also hold a heavy stock pot steady and take the daily scrape of a bench scraper without complaint.

18 Gauge #304 Stainless Steel Body, Fully Welded

The body is 18 gauge #304 stainless steel, fully welded rather than screwed or riveted together. A welded seam has no gap for grease to wick into and no fastener head to loosen after a few years of heat cycling, which is the reason Connerton lists it under easy cleaning and long life. #304 is the chromium-nickel grade that shrugs off acidic splatter from tomato sauce and the wipe-down chemicals used on a line.

Removable 18 Gauge #304 Stainless Steel Front Panel and Drip Pan

The front panel is a removable 18 gauge #304 stainless steel piece, so a technician can open up the valve and burner area from the front without pulling the unit off the counter or breaking the gas connection at the back. Underneath the burners sits an 18 gauge #304 stainless steel drip pan that collects what the center-slope grates send down and keeps grease off the counter under the unit.

Heavy Duty Brass Valves With a 3/4 In. NPT Rear Gas Inlet

Every burner runs on its own heavy duty brass valve with a knob on the front panel, giving you 4 independent flame settings from off to full. Brass valve bodies resist corrosion at the seat, which keeps the low simmer setting from drifting over time. Gas enters at the rear through a 3/4 in. NPT inlet. The unit runs on 5.0 in. W.C. natural gas or 10 in. W.C. propane, so specify the gas type when you order, and note the altitude if the kitchen sits above 2,000 ft so the orifices are sized correctly. The regulator is supplied in the carton and has to be installed.

Wok Adapter Ring, Lift-Off Griddle, and Floor Model Options

Three factory options extend what the top can do. A stainless steel wok adapter ring drops over a grate to cradle a round-bottom wok over the open flame. A lift-off griddle, offered in 12 in. and 24 in. widths, rests across the grates to give you a flat surface for eggs and pancakes during breakfast and lifts away for dinner service. The floor model accessory adds stainless steel tubing legs with casters, bullet feet, or seismic feet if you would rather run the hotplate as a stand-alone floor unit than on a counter.