Duke Manufacturing Company

Scott E Willis

Steven M Shei

Robert J Reese

Jeffrey Alan Stafford

Gregory Glen Stettes

James W Bigott

Kim Charles Fietsam

Thomas E Kieffer

Daryl R Monroe

Michael W McGaha

Phillip Tiberio

Dough preparation apparatus and associated methods. The dough preparation apparatus can store and be configured to execute a plurality of dough preparation recipes. In one example, the dough preparation apparatus is configured for thawing or slacking frozen dough and conditioning the dough prior to baking. The dough preparation apparatus facilitates production of baked bread having higher and more consistent quality.

Dough preparation apparatus and methods

Apparatus for and methods of rethermalizing a package of refrigerated or frozen food are disclosed. In general, heating mechanisms are brought into conductive heat transfer contact with the package of food and operated for a duration of rethermalization time to rethermalize the package of food by heating the food to a rethermalized temperature, and then, if desired, to hold the rethermalized package of food at a desired holding temperature for a duration of holding time. The rethermalization time can be relatively short (e.g., thirty minutes or less), and the holding time can range from a very short period of time to a very long period of time (e.g., four, six, eight or more hours) without significant loss of food quality. Other features of the apparatus and methods are disclosed.

Rethermalizing apparatus

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Sedalia, MO, United States of America

Scott E Willis