Smoked food apparatus

Details Smoked food apparatus Smoked food apparatus

1998-02-24

2000-11-07

Simone, Timothy

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Subjecting food to an enclosed modified atmosphere

With separate support for fume-producing material

99386, 99443C, 99477, 99479, 99481, A47J 3700, A47J 3704, A47J 3707, A23L 100

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061420662

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus, and method for cooking and smoking food items and a smoked product produced by the inventive method. The inventive apparatus preferably comprises (a) an oven including a belt-type conveyor, for continuously conveying food items through the oven, and a circulation system for circulating a cooking medium in the oven such that the cooking medium contacts and cooks the food items and (b) a smoke generation and delivery system for delivering smoke to the circulating system such that the smoke contacts the food items along with the cooking medium. The inventive method preferably comprises the steps of (a) continuously conveying food items through an oven and (b) delivering smoke into the oven such that the smoke contacts the food items. The oven used in the inventive apparatus and inventive method is preferably an indirect-fired oven. The smoke most preferably contacts the food items in an impinging manner.

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