Vollrath GGHDT-72 72" Heavy-Duty Flat-Top Gas Griddle, Thermostatic Controls
Vollrath GGHDT-72 72" Heavy-Duty Flat-Top Gas Griddle With Thermostatic Controls
Product Features:
- Width: 72" (72.0"W x 32.38"D x 16.63"H)
- BTU: 180,000 total
- Cooking surface: 1" thick polished steel
- Burner type: U-shaped
- Controls: Thermostatic — maintains set temperature per zone
- Metal control knobs — won't break or crack
- Thick back and sloped sides — reduced mess
- Stainless steel construction
- ETL, ETL Sanitation, CETL
The Vollrath 72" heavy-duty thermostatic gas griddle is the largest model in the Vollrath heavy-duty griddle line — 180,000 BTU across a 1" thick polished 72" surface with multiple thermostatic zone controls for precise, repeatable temperature management across the full cooking span. Metal control knobs. U-shaped burners. Thick back and sloped sides.
Stainless steel construction. ETL, ETL Sanitation, CETL.
The Vollrath 72" heavy-duty thermostatic griddle is the maximum-capacity model in the Vollrath heavy-duty griddle line — a 72" cooking surface with 180,000 BTU and thermostatic zone controls. At this scale, thermostatic control is not just operationally convenient but practically necessary: managing manual burner adjustment across six or more burner zones on a 72" surface during peak production is beyond what any single cook can execute reliably while also managing the cooking quality of the food on the surface.
Thermostatic zone controls on a 72" griddle allow each zone to be set independently for different temperature requirements — a breakfast operation might run the center zones at 350°F for pancakes and eggs while the end zones run at 400°F for crispy bacon and hash browns. Each zone maintains its own setpoint automatically, allowing three or four cooks to work their sections of the surface at their required temperatures simultaneously without interfering with each other's thermal management.
180,000 BTU across 72" is the output level required to heat and maintain a 72" heavy-duty griddle surface through the full load demands of commercial production. U-shaped burners distribute this output evenly across the full 72" span — critical at this width where uneven burner distribution would create significant temperature variation between zones that thermostatic control alone can't fully compensate.
The 1" polished cooking surface at 72" provides the substantial thermal mass needed to absorb cold-load shock across the full width simultaneously — when a 72" surface is fully loaded, the surface must have enough thermal mass to handle that demand without dropping below cooking temperature.
Metal control knobs. Thick back and sloped sides. Stainless steel construction. ETL, ETL Sanitation, CETL. 1-year standard warranty.
WARNING - CA Prop 65 | Product Weight (lbs) | 767.21 |
|---|---|
| Product Width (in) | 72 |
| Product Depth (in) | 32.38 |
| Product Height (in) | 16.63 |
| BTU | 180000 |
| Exterior Material | Stainless Steel |
| Griddle Plate Thickness | 1" |
| Griddle Type | Griddle - Gas |
| Gas Connection | 3/4" NPT |
| Power Type | NG with LP Kit |
| Control Type | Thermostatic Controls |
| Standard Warranty | 1yr Defects |
| Manufacturer | Vollrath |
| MPN | GGHDT-72 |
| SKU | 2V198 |
