Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Heat treatment of food material by contact with glyceridic...
Patent
1988-10-24
1991-11-19
Simone, Timothy F.
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Heat treatment of food material by contact with glyceridic...
99330, 99346, 99404, 99407, 426509, 426523, A21B 508, A23L 101, A47J 2714, A47J 3712
Patent
active
050665057
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to cooking apparatus, and in particular to spray cooking apparatus.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The apparatus of the present invention provides a significant alternative to conventional cooking apparatus. In particular, the apparatus of the present invention may replace conventional immersion type cooking apparatus in which food items to be cooked are placed in a bath, vat or other container containing cooking fluid. A wide range of foods are cooked in such immersion type cooking apparatus, and the cooking fluids often used are oil or water.
Immersion type cooking apparatus generally uses a large quantity of cooking fluid. This cooking fluid needs to be replaced frequently and often, expensive exhaust systems are also needed.
The cooking apparatus of the present invention is arranged such that it may spray or shower food items to be cooked, with cooking fluid to thereby effect the cooking thereof.
In at least one embodiment of the cooking apparatus of the present invention, a continuous feed and automated system is provided to effect the cooking.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with a first aspect of the present invention there is provided cooking apparatus comprising reservoir means for cooking fluid, cooking fluid spray means, means for transferring cooking fluid from said reservoir means to said spray means, conveyor means for conveying food to be cooked from a feed end to a discharge end of said apparatus, wherein said spray means is positioned such that said food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means. In accordance with a second aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of cooking comprising storing cooking fluid in reservoir means, transferring said cooking fluid to spray means, conveying food to be cooked from a feed end to a discharge end of said apparatus, and positioning said spray means such that said food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means.
In accordance with a third aspect of the present invention there is provided cooking apparatus comprising reservoir means for cooking fluid, cooking fluid spray means, means for transferring cooking fluid from said reservoir means to said spray means, container means rotatably mounted in said apparatus for holding food to be cooked, wherein said spray means is positioned such that said food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means.
In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention there is provided cooking apparatus comprising reservoir means for cooking fluid, cooking fluid spray means, means for transferring cooking fluid from said reservoir means to said spray means, tray means positioned in said apparatus for holding food to be cooked, wherein said spray means is positioned such that said food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means.
In accordance with a fifth aspect of the present invention there is provided cooking apparatus comprising reservoir means for cooking fluid, cooking fluid spray means, means for transferring cooking fluid from said reservoir means to said spray means, concentric wall means defining an annular space for holding food to be cooked, wherein said spray means positioned such that said food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means.
In accordance with a preferred aspect of the present invention the conveyor means, container means, tray means or concentric cylinder means, as the case may be, is of a form such that the cooking fluid may be sprayed therethrough.
Preferably, the conveyor means, container means, tray means or concentric cylinder means, as the case may be, is apertured or mesh-like in form.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is an upper perspective view of a first embodiment of the cooking apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional elevation view along the lines A--A of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a sectional end view along the lines B--B of
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Vos David J.
Vos Peter M.
Hale John S.
Simone Timothy F.
Vos Fry Systems Australia Ltd.
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