Scalding kettle & butchering kettle: Selection guide for businesses
The kettle is the second pillar of classic meat refinement: after smoking comes scalding, boiling, and making aspic – and for this, Beelonia GmbH builds four kettle lines: the affordable sheet steel kettle stove (from 1,604.12 €), the electric mini kettle (80–100 l), the butchering kettle multi-fuel burners in round and square, and the double-walled glycerine kettle to prevent burning. The choice comes down to three questions: how much volume, which heating method, and how delicate is the food?
Last updated: 23 July 2026 · Author: Michael Vering, Beelonia GmbH · All prices: as of July 2026
Reading tip: Where the kettle fits into the sausage craft – scalded sausage to a core temperature of 72 °C – is shown in the article Landjäger & raw sausage; overall system planning in butchery planning.
The Beelonia kettles at a glance
| Kettle | Volume | Heating | Price (as of 07/2026) | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet steel kettle stove | 100–250 l | Wood | 1,604.12–4,264.96 € | Entry level, home butchering, festivals |
| Electric mini kettle | 80–100 l | Electric | 1,804.04 € | Small batches, indoors |
| Round multi-fuel burner | 150–300 l | Wood/coal | 4,812.36–5,700.10 € | Home butchering, direct marketers |
| Square multi-fuel burner | 150–400 l | Wood/coal | 5,747.70–8,608.54 € | Butchery, large batches |
| Electric / gas boiling kettle | 150–400 l | Electric / gas | from 8,954.75 / 9,891.28 € | Commercial with continuous operation |
| Glycerine kettle | 90–400 l | Electric/gas | 2,737–16,839.69 € | Aspic, black pudding – burn-free |
Which kettle for which purpose?
The heating depends on the location, the volume on the batch, the design on the food. For classic home butchering in the yard, the wood-fired multi-fuel burner is the standard – robust, electricity-free, with firing comfort for long cooking days. Businesses with continuous operation and indoor installation choose electric or gas with precise control. And if you are cooking aspic, black pudding, or mulled wine in a jacketed kettle, you reach for the glycerine kettle: the heat transfer medium in the double jacket distributes the heat so evenly that nothing sticks – optionally with an agitator (1,520.82 €).
Keep kettle accessories in mind: bottom grid (prevents sticking to the kettle bottom, from 280.84 €), aluminium float (keeps the scalded food under water, from 583.10 €), water inlet (280.84 €), and for precision work, the core temperature control (999.60 €), which guides scalded sausage exactly to 72 °C. As with the smoker: everything is available individually, everything is replaceable.
Kettle plus smoker = the classic combination: hot smoking and subsequent scalding (Krakauer, Wiener) requires both devices – or the KR6 boiling and smoking unit, which combines both processes in one system.
Frequently asked questions about buying a kettle
Why 'multi-fuel burner'?
Because the furnace burns any solid fuel – logs, briquettes, coal – and therefore works anywhere there is fuel but no power connection. The most flexible solution for farms and festivals.
Can I also cook mulled wine or soup for festivals in the kettle?
Yes – clubs and caterers regularly use the kettles for festival operations; the glycerine kettle provides burn protection for anything containing sugar. Clean thoroughly as usual after contact with food.
How long does a Beelonia kettle last?
Like the smokers: decades – the kettles come from the same production in Beelen, with spare parts (grids, floats, agitators) straight from the factory. Kettle building is even in the company logo: 'Grill- und Räuchertechnik, Koch- und Brühkessel'.
Reading tip: For investment planning, the article Financing a smoking system helps; the scalding craft for Kassler is shown in Making Kassler yourself.
Kettles from the kettle experts
Boiling and scalding kettles from our own production – the second pillar of Beelonia GmbH in Beelen alongside smokers since 1880.
Sources and technical basis: Beelonia product data for kettle lines (volumes, heating methods, prices as of July 2026); accessory prices (bottom grid, float, agitator, core temperature control); scalded sausage core values from the sausage dossier.
