There is a drain. It uses a custom nozzle, usually missing. VS FE just ladles out the pot, more control. The valve could be opened with the pot slid out and your stainless steel loaf pans ready. No good way to control the flow when switching pans. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] ______________________________________________________________________