Hobart Twin Utensil Washer with Heat Recovery UXTRC-10A

The Hobart UXTRC-10A is a heavy-duty twin-chamber utensil washer designed to handle the demanding pot wash requirements of busy commercial kitchens. Unlike a standard rack dishwasher, this machine is built specifically for large, awkward items — pots, pans, cast iron cookware, baking tins, gastronorm trays, and oven racks — the items that cause bottlenecks in most kitchens. The twin configuration means two loads can progress through the wash and rinse stages simultaneously, effectively doubling throughput compared with a single-chamber equivalent.

In a high-volume kitchen environment, the pot wash station is often the point where service pressure builds fastest. The UXTRC-10A is designed to keep pace with that demand. Its twin-chamber layout allows kitchen teams to load one side while the other is mid-cycle, maintaining a continuous workflow rather than waiting on a single machine to complete before reloading. The inclusion of drain and exhaust heat recovery helps reduce the energy cost of sustained operation — the heat generated during the wash and exhaust cycles is recaptured and fed back into the process rather than lost to the kitchen environment.

From an operational standpoint, this machine brings several practical advantages to a busy pot wash area:

• Twin chambers allow continuous loading and washing without inter-cycle waiting
• Exhaust heat recovery reduces energy consumption during sustained use
• Drain heat recovery captures thermal energy from wastewater before it exits the machine
• Suitable for cast iron cookware, large baking trays, racks, and gastronorm containers
• Supplied with base rack, tray support, and one open basket as standard

At 1375mm wide and 945mm deep, and with a machine weight of 320kg, installation planning is important. This is a substantial piece of equipment that requires adequate floor loading, appropriate drainage connections, suitable water supply, and sufficient ventilation provision to manage heat and steam output. Professional installation by a qualified engineer is strongly advised, and the kitchen layout should be assessed in advance to confirm access routes for delivery and positioning.

The UXTRC-10A is best suited to high-output operations — contract catering, large hotels, hospital or education catering facilities, and central production kitchens — where the volume of pots, trays, and utensils passing through the pot wash in a single service period justifies twin-chamber capacity. For smaller operations with lower throughput, a single-chamber utensil washer would likely be the more practical and cost-appropriate choice. For sites with extremely high volumes or multiple shift patterns, it is worth discussing whether additional capacity or a different configuration would serve better.

If you are assessing whether this machine is the right fit for your kitchen — in terms of volume, space, or utilities — our team is happy to work through the detail with you before you commit.