Method and device for homogenising a fibrous, viscous food mass

US9185876B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HOCHLAND SE · DE

Inventors

• Dieter Kuhn · Marburg, DE
• Oskar Milz · Heimenkirch, DE
• Andreas Mueller · Zeitlarn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 18, 2011
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23C19/0684
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for homogenizing a fibrous, viscous food mass 1, in particular pasta filata, such as mozzarella, for example, wherein a feed quantity of the food mass 1 is initially fed continuously to a homogenizing device comprising a container, wherein in a subsequent step the food mass 1 exiting an outlet gap of the container is fed to a shaping and/or cooling device disposed underneath the container, wherein the shaping and/or cooling device forms a filling gap between two rollers, each of which, in particular, is equipped with a belt, and shapes the food mass 1 into a food strip, wherein the outlet gap of the container is oriented at least substantially parallel to the filling gap, wherein the opening width of the outlet gap 5 and/or the feed quantity are set such that the food mass located in the container can settle for the purpose of homogenization, wherein the fibers of the food mass entering the filling gap are aligned substantially in the processing direction.