Apparatus for heating a food item while retaining its moisture and nutritional components
US4103736A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1976 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/919
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus for heating food items while retaining the moisture and nutritional aspects of the food wherein a food item to be warmed or heated is placed in a container having a removable lid or cover which is placed within an enclosure which is refrigerated and which includes means for heating the container. As the food is heated the container wall and cover are subjected to the cooling effect of the refrigeration system whereby any moisture driven off from the food item through heating of the food condenses on the surface of the cooled wall and lid of the refrigerated container to flow back to the food item being heated. Nutritional items are retained in the food item being heated by the presence of a moist atmosphere and its cooling effect above the food item.
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