Apparatus and method for preparing food
US11116359B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J2027/043
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Air-based fryer including a food preparation chamber including an outer wall, an inner wall defining a food receiving space with an air inlet and an air discharge opening, and a circulation channel defined between the outer wall and the inner wall. The fryer includes an air heater for heating air in the food preparation chamber, a fan for moving a flow of hot air successively through the air inlet, the food receiving space, the discharge opening, and the channel. The fryer includes a steam generator including at least one nozzle extending into the food receiving space for spraying temperature-controlled steam onto the food; and a controller adapted to control the steam generator to spray steam to food placed in the food receiving space for a first predetermined period, and to control the air heater and the fan to circulate hot air to the food for a subsequent second predetermined period.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.