Low temperature spiral conduction vapor cooker and process
US5189948A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/044
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A unique spiral vapor cooker and cooking process comprises an insulated housing defining cooking chamber including a reservoir of heated water therein. Rising within the cooking chamber is a vertically oriented spiral conveyor carrying a stainless steel mesh conveyor belt. Water vapor rises through the mesh conveyor belt from a downwardly flowing source of heated water passing underneath the conveyor belt by a generally U-shaped water channel positioned underneath the conveyor belt. The bottom of the channel is randomly perforated permitting passage of water out of the channel to baste food product carried on a below positioned conveyor belt. The channel follows the entire path of the belt. Water at a preferred temperature of 200-205 degrees Fahrenheit is pumped upwardly from the water reservoir to a top portion of the water channel and flows downwardly within the channel while the conveyor carries the food product upwardly over the surface of the channel.
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