Connerton CSP-18-3S 18 In. Gas Stock Pot Range, 3-Ring Burner, 90,000 BTU, 18 In. Short Body, Welded #304 Stainless

The Connerton CSP-18-3S is an 18 in. wide, 20-1/2 in. deep gas stock pot range in the short body, standing 18 in. high with one 3-ring, 90,000 BTU heavy duty painted cast iron burner under a single cast iron grate, built for the kitchen that lifts tall stock pots, tamale steamers, or 80 qt pasta kettles and wants the rim of the pot lower than a standard-height stove would put it. Two heavy duty brass valve knobs on the front panel let you run the burner wide open to bring a heavy pot up to a boil and then throttle it down for a slow braise. Through a Saturday of birria, then a pot of caldo simmering all afternoon, the cast iron rings keep driving heat into the pot bottom while the grate carries the load 18 in. off the floor. It is a single-pot floor unit with no oven, no griddle plate, and no second burner position, so it is for one large pot at a time rather than a row of sauté pans. It sits on the floor on short #304 stainless steel tubing legs, connects at the rear through a 3/4 in. NPT inlet, ships with the gas pressure regulator that must be installed, and is for non-combustible locations only with 0 in. clearance at the sides and back.

One 3-Ring 90,000 BTU Heavy Duty Painted Cast Iron Burner

The single burner section on the CSP-18-3S is a 3-ring heavy duty painted cast iron burner rated at 90,000 BTU. Three concentric rings matter under a stock pot because the flame reaches the outer edge of a 16 in. pot bottom instead of concentrating in the center, so the whole pot comes up together and does not scorch in a ring in the middle. The mass of the cast iron rings also soaks up heat and keeps radiating it when you set a cold pot of water down, which is what gets a 40 qt batch to a boil faster. The burner sits under one grate on an 18 in. wide, 20.5 in. deep body.

Painted Cast Iron Grate With a Center-Slope Hole

The grate is heavy duty painted cast iron with a center-slope hole. The surface pitches toward the opening over the burner, so a pot that boils over sends the spill down and through instead of leaving it to bake onto the grate top or run down the front panel. Cast iron has the mass to hold a full 60 qt pot steady while you stir with a paddle, and it takes 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 stock and grease to wick into and no fastener head to loosen after years of heat cycling, which is why Connerton lists it under easy cleaning and long life. #304 is the chromium-nickel grade that shrugs off acidic splatter from tomato broth 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 stove away from the wall or breaking the gas connection at the back. Under the burner sits an 18 gauge #304 stainless steel drip pan that collects what the center-slope grate sends down and keeps boil-over off the floor.

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

The burner runs on heavy duty brass valves, with 2 knobs on the front panel. Brass valve bodies resist corrosion at the seat, which keeps a low simmer setting from drifting over months of stock work. Gas enters at the rear through a 3/4 in. NPT inlet. The unit runs on 4.0 in. W.C. natural gas or 11 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.

18 In. Short Body on #304 Stainless Steel Tubing Legs

The short body puts the grate 18 in. off the floor on #304 stainless steel tubing legs. That lower height is the reason to choose this body: a cook lifting a full 80 qt pot on and off, or reaching into a tall tamale steamer, works with the pot rim closer to waist level instead of chest level. The leg tubing is the same #304 grade as the body, so it stands up to mop water and floor cleaners.

Stainless Steel Wok Adapter Ring Option

One factory option extends what the burner can do. A stainless steel wok adapter ring drops over the grate to cradle a round-bottom wok over the 3-ring flame, so the same 90,000 BTU that boils a stock pot can drive a high-heat stir fry when the pot comes off.