Steaming process for short cut pasta

Details Steaming process for short cut pasta Steaming process for short cut pasta

1991-07-10

1992-08-04

Simone, Timothy F.

Foods and beverages: apparatus

Cooking

With other treating or handling of material

99404, 99407, 99443C, 99470, A23L 101, A23L 304, A47J 2700, A47J 2718

Patent

active

051349264

ABSTRACT:
A short cut pasta treatment apparatus utilizes a steamer (13) for steam treating short cut pasta products after extrusion and before handling. The steamer has a housing (14) in which pipes (23) with nozzles (24) are disposed, both above and below an endless belt conveyor (21) which passes through the housing. "Green" pasta is carried by the conveyor through the housing, exposing the pasta to live steam. The pasta is steam treated for a time sufficient to partially gelatinize and cook the pasta product, which reduces tackiness and strengthens the product to limit breakage. Air is then drawn by the pasta by a pair of fans (25) to stop the cooking process and cool the pasta, allowing the partially cooked pasta to be handled and stored without agglomeration. The pasta product is then transported by a conveyor (28) to metering means.

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