Abstract: A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts.

Abstract: A viscous food dispensing system includes a chute inlet configured to funnel particulate food product into a sleeve and a transport device having an over-center cutout. The transport device is configured to rotate within the sleeve to convey the particulate food product. A processing surface extends downward from the chute inlet towards a curved base of the sleeve along a portion of the transport device. The processing surface is spaced laterally apart from the transport device to define a processing zone between the processing surface and the transport device. The particulate food product is processed as the particulate food product is captured between a leading edge of the over-center cutout and the processing surface while the transport device is rotating.

Abstract: A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts.

Abstract: A nozzle for a viscous food dispensing system configured to dispense a viscous food product includes a nozzle passage extending from a nozzle inlet to a nozzle outlet, and a first port positioned proximate the nozzle outlet. A valve insert is positioned within the nozzle passage between the nozzle inlet and the first port, and the valve insert includes a second port. The first port and the second port are configured to move between an open position and a closed position in which flow from the nozzle inlet to the nozzle outlet is restricted by the second port then restricted by the first port.

Abstract: A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts.

Abstract: A viscous food dispensing system includes a chute inlet configured to funnel particulate food product into a sleeve and a transport device having an over-center cutout. The transport device is configured to rotate within the sleeve to convey the particulate food product. A processing surface extends downward from the chute inlet towards a curved base of the sleeve along a portion of the transport device. The processing surface is spaced laterally apart from the transport device to define a processing zone between the processing surface and the transport device. The particulate food product is processed as the particulate food product is captured between a leading edge of the over-center cutout and the processing surface while the transport device is rotating.

Abstract: A viscous food product dispensing system having a transport section for receiving a particulate food product from a bin, an auger for processing and conveying the received particulate food product from the transport section into an outlet adapter via one or more flutes, a milling device housed in the outlet adapter, and a discharge nozzle in the outlet adapter that pinches off the viscous food product created by the milling device. The auger has a unique design that allows it to engage and break whole nuts.

Abstract: A fryer includes a fryer pot, a filter pan connected to the fryer pot by a drain conduit and a return conduit forming a filtration loop, a cooking oil quality sensor being in the filtration loop, and a controller that controls operation of a filtration cycle of the fryer. The filtration cycle has a circulation sequence and a fill sequence. The circulation sequence circulates cooking oil through the filtration loop and the fill sequence fills the fryer pot with the cooking oil from the filter pan. The controller stops the fill sequence after filling the fryer pot with a predetermined amount of cooking oil during a partial fill and resumes the fill sequence after a predetermined amount time elapses to complete the fill sequence. The cooking oil quality sensor measures a cooking oil quality to obtain a cooking oil quality measurement during the predetermined amount time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for positioning or storing an electro-optical instrument (e.g., spectrophotometer) within a printing device to facilitate calibration or maintenance of the instrument. In various embodiments, the electro-optical instrument may be pivoted or moved to an inclined position to facilitate calibration of the instrument relative to one or more calibration references. The electro-optical instrument may also be moved or inclined along a travel path in the printing device to a position or positions adjacent to various calibration references.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for positioning or storing an electro-optical instrument (e.g., spectrophotometer) within a printing device to facilitate calibration or maintenance of the instrument. In various embodiments, the electro-optical instrument may be pivoted or moved to an inclined position to facilitate calibration of the instrument relative to one or more calibration references. The electro-optical instrument may also be moved or inclined along a travel path in the printing device to a position or positions adjacent to various calibration references.

Abstract: A light source. The light source may comprise a substrate comprising at least one flexible portion; an illumination source mounted on the flexible portion; and a structural unit positioned relative to the flexible portion to determine a deflection angle of the flexible portion. An illumination angle of the light source may be dependent on the deflection angle of the flexible portion. Instruments including the light source are also disclosed, along with a method of changing the illumination angle of the light source. The method may comprise the steps of removing the structural unit and replacing the structural unit with a second structural unit positioned relative to the flexible portion to deflect the flexible portion by a second deflection angle.