Anvil Chip Warmer

The Anvil CDA1003 is a chip warmer with top and bottom heating elements that holds 15 kg of chips for 15 minutes. That 15-minute figure is the manufacturer's own and it is unusually honest — chips are the fastest-degrading item on a menu, and a warmer's job is to hold quality for a service window, not all afternoon. The element is incolloy, impervious to grease and fat, the interior is removable for cleaning, and it comes with a 1/1 65 mm GN pan plus a stainless perforated spiked tray that doubles as a carving station.

Why operators choose the ICE-CDA1003

• 15 kg for 15 minutes - plan your batches around it — the manufacturer states the holding window rather than implying chips keep indefinitely. Match your fry batch to your service rate and this warmer maintains quality; overload it with an hour's worth and you will serve soft chips
• Top AND bottom elements — heat from both directions keeps the whole batch even. Bottom-only warmers cook the base of the pile and leave the top cool
• Incolloy element - impervious to grease and fat — the correct element specification for a chip warmer. Grease is what destroys ordinary elements in this application
• Doubles as a carving station — the stainless perforated spiked tray means the same unit holds a roast under heat for service. Two jobs from one bench space
• 1/1 65 mm GN pan included — a standard pan in the box rather than a separate order
• Removable interior — the interior comes out for cleaning, which on a unit full of hot fat vapour is the difference between cleaned and wiped
• Retains taste and appearance — the manufacturer's framing, and reasonable within the stated 15-minute window
• 346 mm wide — a narrow bench footprint for a unit that holds 15 kg

Specifications

Venue suitability

The CDA1003 suits fish and chip shops, takeaways, pubs, clubs and fast-food operators — the manufacturer specifically positions it for fast food, and the 15-minute window fits an operation frying to a steady rate. The carving-station tray also makes it useful to a carvery or a function kitchen.

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Installation & delivery

It runs from a standard 10 A power point, so no electrical work is required. At 1.9 kW it draws about 7.9 A, so it fits a standard 10 A circuit but should not share one with other heating equipment. Note the dimensions are recorded width x height x depth: 346 mm wide, 596 mm tall, 681 mm deep — it is much deeper than it is wide, so measure the bench depth rather than the frontage. Site it at the pass, within reach of both the fryer and the service point, because the 15-minute window is spent walking if it is not. Our data records no weight for this model.

Frequently asked questions

Q: What does '15 kg for 15 minutes' actually mean?

It is the manufacturer's stated holding capability: 15 kg of chips held at quality for 15 minutes. It is not a limit on how long you can leave the unit on - it is how long chips stay good. Chips degrade faster than almost anything else on a menu, so the practical use is to match your fry batch size to your service rate. Fry 15 minutes' worth, hold it here, fry again.

Q: Why does it have both top and bottom elements?

Even heat through the pile. With bottom heat only, the chips against the base keep cooking while the ones on top go cool and soft. Heat from above and below holds the whole batch at temperature.

Q: What is an incolloy element and does it matter?

Incolloy is an alloy chosen for corrosion resistance, and the manufacturer specifies it here as impervious to grease and fat. In a chip warmer that is exactly the exposure - fat vapour is what destroys ordinary elements - so it is a genuine durability specification rather than a marketing word.

Q: Can it be used for anything other than chips?

Yes. It comes with a stainless perforated spiked tray intended for use as a carving station, so it will hold a roast under heat for service. That makes it more useful to a carvery or function kitchen than a chips-only unit would be.

Q: What comes with it?

A 1/1 65 mm GN pan and the stainless perforated spiked tray. The interior is also removable for cleaning.

Q: What warranty does the ICE-CDA1003 come with?

Covered for 12 months. Our records state the duration but not whether labour is included, so confirm the exact cover with our team before ordering rather than assuming it. Terms vary by product — see our warranty information page for full details.