Elementry Single Door Food Warmer Cart - HT-40S

The Elementry HT-40S is a single-door mobile food warmer cart holding 40 pans in a 660 litre gross / 540 litre net cabinet, with even convection heating from 30 to 90 °C and a built-in water tray to raise humidity. The humidity is the part that matters: dry heat at 80 °C turns plated food to leather within the hour, and a water tray is what keeps it servable. It runs on 1,500 W from a standard 10 A outlet and rolls on castors with a lockable door.

Why operators choose the HT-40S

• Water tray raises humidity — the difference between holding food and drying it out. Any cabinet can get to 80 degrees C; keeping product moist at that temperature is what a water tray buys you
• 40 pan capacity, 540 litres net — a genuine banquet or function volume in one trolley - and net capacity is published, not just the gross figure
• 30 to 90 degrees C with adjustable control and a gauge — the low end matters as much as the high: 30 degrees C is a proving or gentle-holding temperature, not just a warm cabinet
• Even convection heating — fan-driven, so the top shelf is not 15 degrees hotter than the bottom one. On a 40-pan cabinet that is the whole game
• Lockable door handle — food safety and stock control on a trolley that travels through a venue
• Two side handle attachments supplied — they make moving a loaded 540-litre cabinet safe rather than a shoving match - but fitting them widens the cart to 877 mm, so check your doorways
• Rubber bumper at the base — a loaded trolley will meet a doorframe eventually. The bumper is what stops that becoming a dented cabinet
• Solid stainless doors and easy-clean design — no glass to keep clean, and full heat retention on a holding cabinet
• 1,500 W on a standard 10 A outlet — no electrical work, so it can plug in wherever it is parked

Specifications

Venue suitability

The HT-40S suits function centres, hotels, hospitals, aged care, caterers and any venue that plates in a kitchen and serves somewhere else. A 40-pan cabinet on castors is a banquet trolley, so the figures that decide the purchase are the 877 mm handled width and the 1,763 mm height against your doorways and lifts.

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Installation & delivery

It runs from a standard 10 A power point, so no electrical work is required. At 1,500 W it draws about 6.3 A, so it will run from any outlet but should not share a circuit with other heating equipment. Measure your doorways and lift before ordering: the cart is 720 mm wide bare, 877 mm with the side handles fitted, and 1,763 mm tall. Fill the water tray before you bring the cabinet up to temperature. Our data records no net weight for this model — ask our team if you need it for a lift's load rating.

Frequently asked questions

Q: Why does the water tray matter?

Because dry heat ruins plated food. Holding at 70 to 80 degrees C without humidity dries the surface within the hour - sauces skin, meat goes leathery, pastry sweats then hardens. The water tray raises the humidity so the cabinet holds food rather than slowly dehydrating it. Fill it before you bring the cabinet up to temperature.

Q: Will it fit through a standard doorway?

Bare, it is 720 mm wide, which clears most doorways. With the supplied side handles fitted it is 877 mm, which will not clear a narrow one. Measure before ordering, and remember the 1,763 mm height matters for lifts and low door heads.

Q: How much does it actually hold?

40 pans, in a cabinet with 660 litres gross and 540 litres net volume. Net is the figure to plan against - the gross number includes space the shelving occupies.

Q: Can it hold food at a low temperature?

Yes. The range starts at 30 degrees C, so it works as a gentle holding or proving cabinet as well as a hot holding one. Control is adjustable with a temperature gauge on the cabinet.

Q: Does it need special wiring?

No. 1,500 W at 240 V from a standard 10 A power point - about 6.3 A of draw. Avoid sharing the circuit with other heating equipment.

Q: What warranty does the HT-40S come with?

Covered for 1 year parts and labour. Terms vary by product — see our warranty information page for full details.