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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
A.R.M.I.N.E.S., Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99331 ; 99468 ; 99473 ; 99483 ; 126 20 ; 126348 ; 219401 ;
Abstract
Process and apparatus are provided for cooking an alimentary substance within a walled enclosure under atmospheric pressure by means of steam entering into the enclosure. The method and apparatus provide for a first cooking step which includes the rapid increase of the temperature of the surface of the substance by means of superheated steam to preheat the substance, with the steam being supplied into the enclosure at a temperature above the boiling temperature of water and under atmospheric pressure; and a second cooking step which includes drying the surface of the substance and cooking it, in continuation of the first step.