PHU-12

PROOFER & HEATED HOLDING CABINETS
Insulated - Various Size Trays, Pans, and Gastro-Norm
Proofer "PHU" Series

PHU-12 Spec Sheet

Two cabinets in one! Dual-purpose cabinets proof and heat, eliminating costly duplication of equipment

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DESCRIPTION

PHU Series - Advanced Heated and Moisture Controlled Holding Cabinets

Welcome to the PHU Series by FWE, where precision meets practicality in food holding solutions. Tailored for the demands of both bustling restaurants and large food service groups, this series is a blend of functionality and innovation. It offers meticulous control over temperature and moisture, ensuring that your food retains its optimal taste and texture. With the PHU Series, prepared dishes are kept at just the right warmth and freshness, ready to serve at any moment.

1. Optimal Temperature and Humidity for Premium Food Quality
The PHU series excels in providing precise control over both temperature and humidity, key factors in maintaining the quality and taste of stored food. Equipped with advanced thermostatic controls, these cabinets allow you to set the ideal environment for a variety of dishes, whether you're keeping delicate pastries perfectly moist or ensuring savory dishes stay warm without drying out. The separate control for humidity adds another layer of customization, enabling you to fine-tune the conditions to suit specific food types, from crispy to succulent. This level of control ensures that your culinary creations retain their intended flavor and texture, making them just as enjoyable hours later as when they were first prepared.

2. Adaptable Storage for Diverse Culinary Needs
The PHU series is engineered with versatility at its core, offering highly adaptable storage options to cater to a broad range of culinary requirements. These holding cabinets feature an innovative tray slide design that can accommodate an array of tray and pan sizes. Whether you need to store large 18x26 sheet trays for bustling banquet services or smaller 12x20 pans for intimate gatherings, the PHU series adapts seamlessly. The tray slides are not only adjustable but also easily removable, facilitating simple and thorough cleaning. This flexibility ensures that, regardless of the day's menu or event size, your food holding solution is always up to the task, maintaining the integrity and appeal of your dishes.

3. State-of-the-Art Heat Distribution for Consistent Quality
At the heart of the PHU series is FWE's advanced Proofer Heat System, designed to eliminate uneven heating - a common challenge in food holding. This system gently circulates hot, moist air throughout the interior, ensuring a consistent temperature and humidity level. This uniform distribution prevents hot and cold spots, maintaining the quality and freshness of a wide variety of dishes. Whether it's delicate pastries or hearty casseroles, the Proofer Heat System guarantees that your food will be evenly warmed and held at perfect serving conditions, preserving its flavor and appeal for extended periods.

4. User-Friendly Design for Effortless Operation and Cleaning
The PHU series is not only about performance but also about ease of use and maintenance. With controls conveniently located at the front and at eye level, operating these cabinets is straightforward, ensuring a seamless experience even during peak hours. The temperature and moisture settings are easily adjustable, with clear indicators for precise control. When it comes to cleaning, the design simplifies the process. The removable tray slides and the smooth interior surfaces of the cabinets make cleaning quick and efficient, ensuring hygiene and reducing downtime in busy kitchen environments.

5. A Perfect Fit for Diverse Food Service Settings
Versatility is a key strength of the PHU series, making it an ideal choice for a variety of food service settings. Whether it's for a high-volume restaurant, a bustling catering event, or institutional foodservice, these cabinets adapt to your specific needs. Their ability to maintain food quality and temperature consistency makes them indispensable for both front-of-house and back-of-house operations. The PHU series, with its adaptable design and consistent performance, is a valuable asset in any culinary setting, from cafeterias to upscale dining establishments.

6. Your Partner in Culinary Excellence
In the pursuit of culinary perfection, the right equipment is crucial. The PHU series by FWE offers a harmonious blend of precision, durability, and versatility, making it the preferred choice for professionals in the food service industry. Elevate your culinary experiences with the PHU series - where every dish is held to the highest standards of quality and taste. Choose FWE's PHU series for a solution that not only meets but exceeds your expectations. Make the choice that countless culinary professionals trust - make your choice the PHU series.

PHU-12 - High-Efficiency Heated and Moisture-Controlled Holding Cabinet (12 to 24 Slides):
FWE's PHU-12 embodies the perfect blend of efficiency and versatility, making it a top choice in the acclaimed PHU series. Designed to cater to diverse culinary demands, this cabinet can hold twelve 18x26 or twenty-four 12x20 trays, providing ample space for a variety of food items. The PHU-12 shines with its unique fully adjustable universal tray slides, allowing for numerous combinations of trays and pans to suit different food types. Whether it's for a busy restaurant kitchen or a large-scale catering operation, this model offers the flexibility and control needed to keep your food at the ideal temperature and moisture level. The separate controls for air moisture and temperature ensure that dishes are kept hot and moist, preserving their freshness and flavor until serving. With its robust construction and innovative Proofer Heat System, the PHU-12 stands as a testament to FWE's commitment to delivering professional-grade, durable, and high-performing food service equipment.

FEATURES

Agency Approvals
UKCA - The UKCA mark is mandatory for products sold in the European Economic Area. It indicates the product conforms with certain manufacturing and design safety requirements. UKCA certified equipment has undergone testing to ensure safety, health, and environmental standards.
UL - The UL mark, which now serves customers in more than 100 countries, has become the authority on product safety. Its engineers test for things like soundness of design, safety of electrical components, and structural integrity of products for which UL listing is sought.
If you think of NSF International classification as protection for your customers, then the mark of Underwriters Laboratories (UL) indicates safety for those who work in your commercial kitchen. The Illinois-based testing agency assures that the equipment that gets its stamp operates safely. There is also a sanitation classification that offers similar assurances about food safety as the NSF mark. Products are indicated as "Classified UL-EPH."
NSF - NSF International (formerly known as the National Sanitation Foundation) is an independent, non-profit organization that certifies food service equipment and ensures it is designed and constructed in a way that promotes food safety. FWE products that meet these standards bear the NSF mark.
You may also see a designation that a product meets NSF/ANSI, which adds rules from the American National Standards Institute to the testing. ANSI works closely with NSF to develop its food safety standards and complete testing to those.
CUL - C-UL mark indicates a product meets the CSA testing standards for Canada.
C-UL-US mark indicates a product meets the UL and CSA testing standards for both the United States and Canada.
CE - The CE mark is mandatory for products sold in the European Economic Area. It indicates the product conforms with certain manufacturing and design safety requirements. CE is similar to UL except it's more of a declaration by the manufacturer that the product meets the relevant rules, rather than being the mark of independent testing.
Energy Star - Most consumers have come to recognize the mark of ENERGY STAR, an agency supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy, on residential products.
The organization also offers its certification to commercial pieces, still indicating the potential for energy savings below the baseline for that type of equipment. Participation in ENERGY STAR is voluntary for manufacturers and products submitted for certification must go through testing before the seal is given.

Products carrying the Energy Star service mark generally use 20-30% less energy than required by federal standards.
Bumpers
No Bumper - No bumper
Caster
5" Casters - 5" Heavy-duty casters - polyurethane casters are long lasting and used for easy maneuverability, even when fully loaded
EZ Roll Heavy Duty Poly Caster - The EZ Roll Casters are standard on FWE cabinets and provide moderate floor protection with a high weight capacity.
EZ roll casters are shock absorbing and roll easier under heavy loads.

Available in 5", 6" and 8" diameters.
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Construction
Stainless Steel / Insulated - Constructed of stainless steel, with welded base frame for added strength and durability - fully insulated cabinet and door provide energy efficient heating and longer holding times
Control Panel
Mechanical Controls - Mechanical controls
Proofer Controls - Easy to use - upfront and recessed electronic control panel has separate, easy to read and set, air moisture and air temperature controls
Door Count
1 Door
Door Hinge
Edgemount Hinges - Heavy-duty edge mount die cast hinges
Door Latch
SaniGuard Door Handle - Standard recessed Antimicrobial Sani guard door handle - detains illness causing pathogens
Doors
Full Stainless Steel Door - Flush mounted, stainless steel insulated doors
Gasket Sealed - Gasket sealed door; tight double seal makes for a perfect secure closure and easy to clean
Extra
Warranty - Two year limited warranty
Quick Ship - Available for immediate shipment - Models within this series are available to ship 48 hours (Quick Ship terms and conditions apply)
Humidity Pan - Removable humidity pan: 12" x 20" pan provides large water reservoir - removable, easy to clean and replace
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Handles
Recessed Hand Grips - Flush in wall hand grips recessed and mounted on the left and right side of the unit
Heat System
Proofer Heat System - Proofer and amplified moisture heated holding. Built-in humidity system balances moisture and
air with controlled heat and humidity capabilities - allows for greater control of holding food
environment for longer holding periods
Hinging
Hinges on Right Side - Right hand door hinging
Field Reversible Hinging - Field reversible door- flexible installation options for kitchen layout
Slides and Shelves
Adjustable Proofer Slides, Stainless Steel - Removable and adjustable stainless steel tray slides - designed to protect dough during proofing cycle

OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES

Bumpers
Full Bumper - Heavy duty full perimeter bumper extends beyond doors and handles for added protection. The bumper is mounted to the base frame for added durability - the bumper is not used as the base frame. In this way, the bumper absorbs all the shock in transport, protecting the integrity of the construction.
Bottom Corner Bumpers
Caster
All Swivel Casters - All swivel casters allow for greater maneuverability. Great for tight turns or severe corners (such as on and off trucks or narrow hallways).
A drawback to the all swivel configuration is that it is harder to control the direction of the equipment when rolled in a straight line.
Larger & Upgraded Casters - Larger Casters
Construction
Extended Top
Control Panel
Electronic Controls - Electronic controls featuring easy to read digital display of cabinet temperature (with recall capacity of temperature set point and actual cabinet temperature), equipped with a programmable low temperature alarm, master ON/OFF switch with power indicator light.
Door Latch
Paddle Door Latch - Recessed paddle style door latch
Padlocking Transport Latch - Cabinet mounted latch keeps door secure during transport, increased security with padlocking capabilities
Magnetic Door Latch - Heavy duty full grip magnetic door latch
Key Locking Door Latch - Heavy duty door latch with key locking capabilities
Edgemount Latch - Edgemont door latch, full grip and positive closing
Magnetic Work Flow Door Handle - Magnetic work flow door handles ergonomically accommodates kitchen staff and servers of varying heights
Doors
Pass Through Doors - Pass-thru doors create a convenient connection from preparation side to serving areas. With access from both sides of the cabinet staff is free to focus on customers, taking more orders and serving carry-outs during peak meal times
Glass Doors - Full view glass doors allow complete visibility of product without opening the door, available in full and Dutch
See-Thru Lexan Doors - See-thru lexan door provides high visability for hot and fresh items
Dutch Doors - Dutch doors help maintain cabinet temperature during peak serving times
Electrical
Mechanical Timer - Keep track of your tasks with the reliable mechanical timer. This classic wind-up timer requires no batteries and offers precise countdown functionality for cooking, baking, and more. With a simple twist, set the time and ensure you stay on schedule.
Upgraded Element - Upgraded Element
220-240 Volt - 220-240 Volt
Extra
Dry Erase Board - Door mounted dry erase board for menu changes or cabinet identification
Menu Card Holder - Door mounted frame to display menu card
Cord Winder Brackets - Cabinet mounted brackets allow for cord to be wrapped and out of the way when not in use
Security Packages - HDM security packages can be added to select cabinets to help increase the security and durability of your unit
Handles
Push Pull Handles - Push/pull handles allow for easy maneuvering. Handles are secured to the unit with reinforced backing plate. Ergonomically designed to be easy on the hands
Slides and Shelves
Extra Tray Slides - Extra tray slides
Fixed Universal Slides - Unique and versatile fixed slides accommodate a wide variety of pans, trays, and platters

SHORT FORM SPEC

Specified unit shall be FWE Model No. PHU-12.

CONSTRUCTION. Heliarc welded, single unit construction of stainless steel; 20-gauge polished exterior, 22-gauge stainless steel interior with easy-to-clean coved corners. Welded tubular base frame shall be 1" square, heavy gauge stainless steel tubing, with 10-gauge stainless steel reinforcing plates at corners and fittings.

INSULATION. "Ultra-Guard" UG-26 high density fiberglass insulation throughout; top, back, bottom, sides and door.

HANDLES. Form grip flush-in-wall hand grips recess mounted on each side of unit.

DOORS AND LATCHES. Flush mounted, field reversible, stainless steel insulated doors. High temperature gasket sealed; gasket shall be cabinet mounted. Door shall have two (2) heavy duty edgemount die cast hinges and an antimicrobial door handle. The hinge mountings are reinforced with stainless steel backing plates.

CASTERS. Maintenance free polyurethane tire casters in a configuration of two (2) rigid and two (2) swivel with brake. Casters shall have a reinforced yoke mounted to 10-gauge caster plate. The caster mounting plate shall be secured to a 10-gauge stainless steel reinforcing stress plate via welded in place stainless steel studs. The reinforcing stress plates shall be welded to the heavy gauge tubular frame of the unit.

TRAY SLIDES. Welded rod-style tray slides are stainless steel for greater durability and sanitation. Fully adjustable / removable and designed to give secure bottom tray support. Universal tray slides accommodate (1) 18" x 26", (2) 12" x 20", (2) 14" x 18", (2) 18" x 13", (1) 20" x 22", (2) 10" x 20", (2) GN 1/1 and (1) GN 2/1. Removable stainless steel uprights shall be punched on 1.5" (38 mm) spacings for easy tray adjustment, and shall easily lift off heavy-duty stainless steel brackets without the use of tools for cleaning.

PROOFING SYSTEM/CONTROLS. Built in humidified holding system shall include two (2) separate long life Incoloy nickel-chromium alloy heating elements per cavity; separate, adjustable controls shall be provided for each function. One to control the interior air temperature, and one to control the interior air moisture. An oversized stainless steel water reservoir shall be removable for ease of cleaning/sanitation. System shall have a Hi-Temp, self-lubricated, impedance protected fan-cooled blower motor for moist air distribution. Controls shall be up-front, recessed and shall include a full range thermostat adjustable to actual temperature. Thermostat shall include temperature scale marked in ten degree increments (F/C) from 90° to 190°F (32° to 88°C). An operational range thermometer, adjustable moisture control (Low to High) with "P" to indicate "Proof" position, 20 amp ON/OFF power switch, humidity cycle light, and thermostat cycling light shall also be included.

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS. 3 wire grounded tri-directional power cord and plug, rear mounted for safety. See electrical data chart above for amperage and receptacle configuration. See electrical chart for models that require a dedicated circuit.

INSTALLATION. Unit should not be installed in an area where adverse environmental conditions are present.

Provide with the following accessories:

FWE products may be covered under one or more of the following U.S. patents: 288,299;238,300;3,952,609;4,192,991.

PHU-12

Two cabinets in one! Dual-purpose cabinets proof and heat, eliminating costly duplication of equipment

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Food Warming Equipment Company, Inc.

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If you can dream it, we can build it.
Cook | Hold | Transport | Serve | Refrigeration | Bars

If you can dream it, we can build it.
Cook | Hold | Transport | Serve | Refrigeration | Bars