Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Nisshin Foods Inc.

Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co., Ltd.

Satoshi Nomura

Takashi Ogawa

Keisuke Takayama

Yuki Ogawa

Masayuki Komatsu

Miyuki Takeshita

Yawara Sakamaki

Satoko Matsubayashi

Machiko Endo

Kei Yanagimoto

Takashi Shindoi

Naoki Barada

Tadahiko Inaba

A settings data storage stores unique serial numbers and information regarding a plurality of patterns for alternately switching between normal operation for operating at high capacity and suppressed operation for operating at low capacity each unit time. A pattern specifier determines information for a pattern set in accordance with even and odd serial numbers. A water-heating heat amount determiner determines a heat amount necessary for water heating. A water heating scheduler establishes a water heating plan based on information regarding the pattern determined by the pattern determiner and the water-heating heat amount as determined by the water-heating heat amount determiner. A water heating controller alternately switches between normal operating and suppressed operation to heat water in accordance with the water heating plan established by the water heating scheduler.

Hot-water supply unit and hot-water supply system

A process of producing cooked noodles, including the step of heating cooked noodles by direct contact with saturated steam at 105&#xb0; to 150&#xb0; C. or the step of heating comprising the substeps of directly applying saturated steam at 105&#xb0; to 150&#xb0; C. to cooked noodles intermittently and steaming the noodles by direct contact with saturated steam at 90&#xb0; to 100&#xb0; C. The resulting cooked noodle product is preservable for a long time without the aid of additives and yet keeps a pleasant texture.

Process for producing cooked noodles

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Tokyo, Japan

Satoshi Nomura