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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clark K Benson, Millbrae, CA (US);
Andrew A Caridis, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Heat and Control. Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A47J / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426438 ; 99330 ; 99404 ; 99407 ; 426519 ; 426523 ;
Abstract
Dual zone cooking process and apparatus are provided for cooking a wide variety of different snack food products in a continuous manner, the apparatus being arranged in modular form for conversion from one cooking process to another. Products are cooked either in two tandem but separated cook zones or in a final cook zone at cook times and temperatures applicable for the particular products. Oil volumes are variable in the cooking apparatus.