A-A-50179 Pans, with or without Covers, Food Serving, Rectangular, Soup Tureen and Round Inserts for Hot Food Tables and Cold Food CountersThis CID covers US standard gauge, stainless steel pans, non-perforated and perforated, rectangular, 12 inch by 20 inch series and pan covers of various sizes, soup tureens, and round insets for use in hot food tables and cold food counters. The perforated pans may also be used in steam cookers.

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to permit nesting of same size pans. The perforated pans shall have bottom, sides, and ends perforated.

3.1.1 Pan covers. When specified (see 7.3), the food pan shall be provided with a flat solid overlapping cover, seamless drawn from type 304, 22 gauge, stainless steel. The cover shall fit flush over the pan and be provided with a flat strap type handle, located at the top center, and level with the cover. When specified (see 7.3), the covers shall be flat slotted for accommodating utensil handle.

3.2 Soup tureens. Soup tureens shall fit the same size rectangular opening as described in Section 2 for full size pans and be seamless drawn from type 304 stainless steel. The sides shall be formed with a shoulder to support the tureen on the table top. The shoulder shall be located so as to limit the depth of the tureen below the shoulder to a maximum of 6 inches.

3.2.1 Tureen covers. Each tureen shall be provided with a flat slotted overlapping cover, identical to the pan cover described in 3.1.1.

3.3 Round inset. The inset shall be seamless drawn from type 304 stainless steel. The sides

shall be formed with a shoulder to support the inset on the table top. The diameter of inset below the shoulder shall be such as to fit into a 6-1/2 inch diameter opening.

3.3.1 Inset covers. Each inset shall be provided with a flat slotted overlapping cover, seamless drawn from type 304 stainless steel and of the same gauge thickness as the inset. The cover shall fit flush over the inset and be provided with a flat strap type handle, located at the top center, and level with the cover.

3.4 Adapter bars. When specified (see 7.3), the bars shall be made of 18 gauge type 304 stainless steel and be of a length to fit across 12-inch and 20-inch openings to support a combination of smaller fractional pans.

3.5 Codes and standards. The pans, inset, and covers shall conform to requirements of

NSF/ANSI Standard No. 2 (see 7.2.2).

3.6 Identification. Marking shall include the manufacturer's name, trade name, or trademark, manufacturer's model number, and date of contract to determine source of manufacture and the national stock number.

3.7 Workmanship. The finished product shall be free of cracks, dents, malformation, or deep scratches. All burrs, slivers, splinters, sharp edges, dirt grease, and foreign matter shall be removed.