Bürkle Stainless Steel Laboratory Bowls are robust rectangular instrument trays designed for cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, sorting, storing and transporting laboratory instruments, samples, tools and components.
Manufactured from 1.4301 / AISI 304 stainless steel, these reusable laboratory bowls provide a smooth, easy-to-clean surface for hygiene-sensitive environments including laboratories, food and beverage facilities, pharmaceutical production, cosmetics, chemical laboratories and industrial QA/QC.
The Bürkle 4208 series is available in both shallow and deep forms. Shallow bowls provide easy access and visibility when organizing or transporting equipment, while deeper bowls provide greater liquid capacity for cleaning, soaking and handling instruments.
Cambridge offers 15 configurations, ranging from compact 325 mL shallow bowls to large 12 L deep instrument trays.
| Feature | Shallow Form | Deep Form |
| Capacity Range | 325 mL to 6 L | 6 L to 12 L |
| Typical Height | 40–50 mm | 98–105 mm |
| Access to Contents | Excellent | Good |
| Sorting Instruments | Excellent | Good |
| Cleaning / Soaking in Liquid | Limited depth | Better choice |
| Best Fit | Holding, organizing, sorting and transporting instruments or samples | Cleaning, soaking and carrying larger quantities or liquids |
Bürkle shallow-form bowls have a low rectangular profile that keeps instruments, samples and components easy to see and access.
They are particularly useful for:
| Bürkle Part # | Capacity | Outer Dimensions L × W × H | Inner Dimensions L × W × H |
| 4208-0018 | 325 mL | 150 × 100 × 40 mm | 124 × 75 × 36 mm |
| 4208-0019 | 460 mL | 200 × 100 × 40 mm | 174 × 74 × 36 mm |
| 4208-0026 | 850 mL | 230 × 120 × 50 mm | 200 × 90 × 46 mm |
| 4208-0020 | 1.35 L | 200 × 150 × 50 mm | 170 × 115 × 48 mm |
| 4208-0028 | 1.8 L | 250 × 200 × 50 mm | 220 × 170 × 46 mm |
| 4208-0021 | 2.0 L | 280 × 180 × 50 mm | 235 × 135 × 46 mm |
| 4208-0022 | 2.7 L | 300 × 200 × 50 mm | 250 × 150 × 48 mm |
| 4208-0031 | 3.0 L | 400 × 200 × 50 mm | 370 × 170 × 46 mm |
| 4208-0023 | 3.6 L | 300 × 250 × 50 mm | 260 × 210 × 48 mm |
| 4208-0024 | 5.0 L | 400 × 300 × 50 mm | 340 × 250 × 48 mm |
| 4208-0032 | 5.5 L | 450 × 300 × 50 mm | 420 × 270 × 46 mm |
| 4208-0025 | 6.0 L | 500 × 300 × 50 mm | 450 × 250 × 45 mm |
Deep-form Bürkle bowls have substantially taller sides than the shallow models, providing greater liquid capacity and better containment during cleaning, disinfecting or transport.
Bürkle specifically positions the deep bowls for storing, carrying and cleaning laboratory utensils, samplers and instruments.
Choose the deep configuration when instruments need to be surrounded by cleaning or disinfecting solution, when more liquid capacity is required, or when higher sides provide better protection against splashing.
| Bürkle Part # | Capacity | Outer Dimensions L × W × H | Inner Dimensions L × W × H |
| 4208-0040 | 6 L | 430 × 225 × 98 mm | 330 × 140 × 90 mm |
| 4208-0041 | 10 L | 425 × 325 × 105 mm | 330 × 225 × 100 mm |
| 4208-0042 | 12 L | 535 × 332 × 105 mm | 450 × 250 × 100 mm |
Bürkle manufactures the 4208 stainless steel bowl family from 1.4301 stainless steel, commonly known as AISI 304.
This stainless steel grade combines durability, cleanability and corrosion resistance for a wide range of laboratory, pharmaceutical, food-processing and industrial environments.
The rigid metal construction is particularly useful where reusable equipment is handled and cleaned repeatedly.
AISI 304 stainless steel is suitable for many laboratory and processing applications, but it is not universally resistant to every chemical. Strong acids, concentrated chlorides and some aggressive cleaning agents may attack stainless steel. Confirm compatibility with the exact chemical, concentration, temperature and contact time before use.
Bürkle highlights the smooth stainless steel surface as one of the principal benefits of the 4208 bowl family.
The surface is easy to inspect and clean, making the bowls useful where hygiene is important and instruments or samples must be handled repeatedly.
Potential workflows include:
Bürkle specifies bottom grooves / a drainage area on the stainless steel bowls.
The grooves can help keep instruments or components slightly above residual water, cleaning solution or rinse liquid collected in the bottom of the tray.
This is particularly useful after cleaning or rinsing instruments because items are not resting directly in every small amount of liquid remaining in the bowl.
A formed grip edge around the bowl provides a defined rim for handling and carrying.
This is useful when moving instruments, samples, components or cleaning materials between workstations.
Larger deep bowls can become heavy when filled with liquid or equipment. Select an appropriate fill level and handling procedure rather than relying on nominal bowl capacity alone.
Bürkle stainless steel bowls are well suited to general laboratory and research environments where a durable reusable instrument tray is required.
Potential applications include:
Bürkle specifically identifies food-processing environments among the intended applications for these stainless steel bowls.
Potential food and beverage QA/QC uses include:
Facilities should confirm that their cleaning, sanitation, allergen-control and product-contact requirements are appropriate to the particular application.
Bürkle identifies pharmaceutical and cosmetics environments as key applications for the stainless steel bowl series.
The smooth stainless construction can be useful for:
Regulated facilities should confirm that cleaning, sterilization and documentation procedures comply with their own validated quality system.
The rectangular stainless steel bowls can also serve as durable instrument and component trays in industrial laboratories.
Potential uses include:
| Feature | Bürkle Stainless Steel Bowl | Bürkle PP Laboratory Tray |
| Material | AISI 304 stainless steel | Polypropylene |
| Primary Strength | Durability, hygiene and repeated instrument handling | Lightweight chemical containment |
| Deep Options | Yes, up to 12 L | Different tray geometry |
| Instrument Cleaning | Excellent fit | Application dependent |
| Aggressive Chemical Containment | Check compatibility carefully | May be preferable depending on chemical |
For chemical spill containment applications, also consider Cambridge's Bürkle Polypropylene Laboratory Trays & Spill Troughs .
Bürkle specifies 1.4301 stainless steel, commonly known as AISI 304, for the 4208 stainless steel bowl family.
Shallow bowls provide better visibility and easy access for sorting, holding and transporting instruments or samples. Deep bowls provide greater liquid capacity and higher sides for cleaning, soaking and carrying instruments.
Cambridge offers twelve shallow configurations from 325 mL to 6 L and three deep configurations in 6 L, 10 L and 12 L capacities.
Yes. Bürkle specifically identifies cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing laboratory instruments as intended applications for the stainless steel bowl range.
Yes. Bürkle specifies bottom grooves and a drainage area designed to help keep instruments or other items slightly above residual liquid.
They do not have separate carrying handles. Bürkle specifies a formed grip edge around the bowl that provides a rim for handling.
Bürkle specifically identifies food-processing environments among the intended uses for the stainless steel bowl family. Facilities should confirm that their cleaning, sanitation and product-contact requirements are satisfied.
AISI 304 stainless steel is compatible with many laboratory and industrial materials, but compatibility depends on the exact chemical, concentration, temperature and contact time. Strong acids and chloride-rich materials require particular care.
For instrument trays, dimensions are usually more important than nominal capacity. Check the internal dimensions to confirm that your longest or widest instrument fits, and use the outer dimensions to confirm that the bowl fits your bench, sink, cart or sterilization equipment.
No. The 6 L shallow model 4208-0025 is approximately 500 × 300 × 50 mm and prioritizes surface area and access. The 6 L deep model 4208-0040 is approximately 430 × 225 × 98 mm and provides greater depth for liquids and instrument cleaning.
No lid is specified as standard with the Bürkle stainless steel bowl range.
Cambridge Environmental Products supplies Bürkle AISI 304 stainless steel laboratory bowls and instrument trays in Canada in shallow and deep configurations for laboratory, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, cosmetics and industrial QA/QC applications.
Cambridge Environmental Products supplies Bürkle laboratory trays, bowls, buckets, sampling equipment and material-handling products across Canada.
If you are unsure which bowl is appropriate, send us the instrument dimensions, whether the equipment will be cleaned or soaked in liquid, available bench or sink space, and any chemicals or disinfectants the stainless steel will contact.
The best size depends on the dimensions of the instruments or samples being handled as well as whether you need shallow access or greater liquid depth.
Send Cambridge your application and we can help select the appropriate shallow or deep Bürkle stainless steel bowl.
