Knife sterilizer: features, principle of operation, characteristics

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

The sterilizer for knives and musat is a necessary thing that must be present in the kitchen. Most of all, this applies to all enterprises belonging to the food industry. The main feature of this device is the ability to remove all pathogenic microbes, fungi and other microorganisms from the surface of the knives.

General description of the device

It is worth noting that the knife sterilizer uses water as a disinfecting agent. The device itself is very easy to use, but at the same time the most effective. The use of such equipment is very simple, and it can remove all existing pathogens, fungi and any other contaminants from the surface of tools used for manual cutting of products.

Operation principle

Naturally, when working in the kitchen, it is most important to maintain constant and 100% cleanliness not only of the premises, but also of the appliances that are used. When cutting meat and fishknives remain a fairly large number of harmful microorganisms. At first glance, it seems that they can simply be washed under water using detergents, but this is far from the case. As practice shows, this approach is not effective enough. To ensure that food is not contaminated with harmful microbes, it is necessary to sterilize the device periodically.

Today, to perform this operation, knife sterilizers are used, which can be of two types: water and ultraviolet.

As for the ultraviolet type, ultraviolet radiation is used to effectively remove pathogenic flora from the surface of the knife. As for the use of water appliances, here the main work is carried out due to the effect of high temperature on the kitchen tool. Water is necessary so that at a very high temperature it turns into steam, which is the main disinfecting agent in this case.

Instrument parameters

The knife sterilizer is a very common device today, as it is relatively inexpensive and its efficiency is very high. As for the characteristics of the equipment, they are as follows:

• Disinfection of metal cutting tools is carried out in an aquatic environment that is heated to very high temperatures. The normal operating range is 80 to 90 degrees Celsius.
• The device is equipped with automatic digital control, which is able to maintain the desiredtemperature regime. You can also monitor the temperature yourself. There is a pointer thermometer for this.
• The main raw material for the production of these devices is high-quality stainless steel. In addition, they are designed with double walls for an acceptable level of thermal insulation.
• A large number of different models of knife sterilizers allows you to disinfect a different number of knives and musats at a time.

Use area

Most often, these devices can be found in catering places, as well as in production. In these facilities, a sterilizer is practically essential for normal operation. The presence of such a machine will maximize the safety of food products that are produced or served on the table. Specifically, the equipment is most common in the following places:

• all meat and meat products processing facilities;
• catering places - canteens, cafes, restaurants, etc.;
• in shops and factories you can find such sterilizers, as they can process not only knives, but also musat, as well as chain mail gloves;
• not common, but they are also used in home kitchens.

Using a knife sterilizer not only maximizes hygiene, but it can also extend the shelf life of products as they will not be contaminated with germs.

ATESY sterilizer model

One of the fairly common modelsknife sterilizer - ATESY STU. The main purpose of the model is, of course, the sterilization of knives in food enterprises. However, a low-pressure germicidal lamp is used here as the main working element. In addition, the unit is additionally equipped with a timer, which greatly simplifies the work with it, as well as a lock for the safety of devices. The case, as well as the knife holders, is made of high quality stainless steel, the glass is tinted.

As for the characteristics of the STU knife sterilizer, the following can be distinguished:

• the maximum possible number of processed tools at a time is 18;
• voltage for operation - 220 V;
• germicidal lamp also generates 55 volts;
• The lamp's rated power is only 0.01W;
• average life is 5000 hours;
• the maximum time on the timer is 60 minutes.

The cost of such a model is about 18,000 rubles.

SIRMAN Sterilizer

Another fairly popular knife sterilizer model - SIRMAN NEW.

This device, unlike the previous one, is liquid, and therefore it has an inlet and outlet for water withdrawal. In addition, there is a tap for regulating the drain to avoid the presence of excess liquid in the appliance, for example. It is also powered by 220 V, but its power is 0.5 kW, which is much more than the previous model. However, the price of the SIRMAN NEW sterilizer will be higher - about 23,000 rubles.

The model has a thermostat as a temperature tracking sensor. Its shape is made in such a way that the device is as simple and convenient as possible to clean from dust and dirt.