Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Heating above ambient temperature
Patent
1997-04-14
1998-02-03
Simone, Timothy F.
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Heating above ambient temperature
426509, 426510, A23L 101, A23L 300, A47J 3704, A47J 3710
Patent
active
057141908
ABSTRACT:
A three-stage cooking apparatus and method for automatically cooking food products are provided. The three-stage cooking apparatus has a housing, a first conveyor within the housing for transporting a food product to be cooked thereon, a heating element located above the first conveyor and a condiment dipper located at an end of the first conveyor. The condiment dipper is constructed and arranged to receive the food products from the first conveyor for dipping the food products in a condiment contained therein. A second conveyor is located at an output of the condiment dipper to receive dipped food products thereon. A second heating element may be located within the housing below the first conveyor and above the second conveyor to cook the food products on each conveyor. Another heating element may be located beneath the second conveyor to cook the food products while the same are traveling on the second conveyor. In addition, a method for automatically cooking food products is provided. The method includes loading of food products onto the first conveyor; cooking the food products on the first conveyor using the heating elements; transferring the partially cooked food products into the dipper; coating the food products with a condiment in the dipper; transferring the dipped food products onto the second conveyor; cooking the food products on the second conveyor using the heating elements; and dispensing the cooked food products from the cooker into the receptacle.
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Beltrame Aldo G.
Hughes Sean
Polino Raymond J.
Simone Timothy F.
YKK Corporation
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