Device and method for heating food products
US8561528B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L5/10
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for heating the outside of food particles includes a substantially cylindrical tube extending with a substantially horizontal axis, a heating device configured to heat the tube on the outside, a drive device configured to drive the tube in rotation about its axis, a supply device configured to supply food particles to be heated to the interior of the tube in the vicinity of a first end of the tube, and a discharge device configured to discharge the heated food particles from the second end of the tube. The product is heated briefly by contact heating in a rotating tube, being carried along by the rotating part and detaching from the wall at a point in time due to gravity in combination with the rotating movement, and thereby coming loose from the other part of the tangle of meat.
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