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Method for cooking dough products

Patent 5131835 Issued on July 21, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 26, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

Method and apparatus for treating food pieces
Patent #: 3966983
Issued on: 06/29/1976
Inventor: Dexter ,   et al.

Method and apparatus for sizing and forming dough bodies
Patent #: 4147809
Issued on: 04/03/1979
Inventor: Thompson

Method of manufacturing frozen bagel dough products
Patent #: 4657769
Issued on: 04/14/1987
Inventor: Petrofsky ,   et al.

Continuous production of pretzels
Patent #: 4759939
Issued on: 07/26/1988
Inventor: Keller ,   et al.

Constant temperature fryer assembly Patent #: 4882984
Issued on: 11/28/1989
Inventor: Eves, II

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 633669 filed on 12/26/1990

US Classes:

426/509, Cooking or blanching426/499, Food product having an open-ended cavity, e.g., pretzel, etc.426/523Cooking, e.g., broiling, baking, etc.

Examiners

Primary: Yeung, George

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A21D 006/00

Abstract

A shower cooker apparatus includes a lower vessel and an upper shower fan for a heated fluid cooking medium such as water. The bottom portion of the bagel or other dough product is bathed in the vessel, while the top portion is showered, for simultaneous cooking of the top and bottom portions. The dough products are carried on a conveyor which is submerged in the cooking vessel.

Other References

  • Promotional material from Garroutte of Watsonville, Calif. from two publications; Waterfall Hydro-Chiller and Garroutte Pure Steam Blanchin
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