Low temperature clamshell cooking and staging process
US5716657A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/0611
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a means for pathogenic risk management utilizing a clamshell grill cooking and staging process for transferring heat to food articles sealed within heat conducting containers comprising the step of placing at least one food article sealed within a heat conducting container between a top cover plate and a bottom plate spaced apart and in alignment with one another, and the top cover plate is hingeably mounted to a frame of the cooking and staging grill by a floating hinge. The heat transfer fluid contained within a reservoir of the clamshell cooking and staging grill is heated to a selected temperature of less than 212.degree. F. The temperature of the heat transfer fluid is controlled at a selected temperature of .+-.5.degree. F. The heat transfer fluid is recirculated through the plates in fluid-connection with the reservoir and the temperature of the plate or the food article sealed within the heat conducting container is sensed for controlling the temperature thereof for cooking and/or staging of the food articles sealed in the heat conducting container at a selected temperature for a selected period of time.
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