Food processing apparatus and method

Details Food processing apparatus and method Food processing apparatus and method

1991-06-28

1992-12-29

Rosenbaum, Mark

Cutting

Processes

With subsequent handling

83 98, 83402, 834092, B26D 311

Patent

active

051741814

ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses an apparatus for slicing a food product such as a potato into helical strips such as curlicue potato fries. The potatoes are pumped with water by a centrifugal food pump to a tapered elastic tubular delivery tube. The tube expands as the potato progresses along the tube. The delivery tube allows the potato to be gently forced against a circular rotating cutting head assembly. The cutting head assembly cores the potato, scores concentric cuts and then slices the potato to produce helical cut segments.

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