Abstract: A facility for thawing or tempering frozen food products, including: a chamber for receiving the products to be thawed or tempered, a fan for establishing a forced air flow in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 ms?1, a heater for heating the products present in the chamber, including at least one of a device for injecting or creating steam in the chamber, a device for spraying, showering or misting hot water or water at room temperature, a device for mixing air on a hot heat exchanger or a heating resistor, and a high-frequency electromagnetic system, a device for cooling the air in the chamber including at least one of a device for injecting cold air via a dedicated inlet, a device for mixing air on a cold heat exchanger, and a device for misting, showering or spraying cold water in the chamber.

Abstract: A method for drying a food product includes the step of: a) inserting the food product in an enclosure, the enclosure being defined by the vessel of a mixer; and b) drying the food product in the enclosure by applying a vacuum to the enclosure. The supplying of heat to the product located inside the enclosure is carried out when the vacuum is applied to the enclosure during step b) such as to maintain and/or increase the temperature of the product during all or part of the process of drying by applying a vacuum to the enclosure. The supplying of heat is carried out by heat transfer between at least one heat-transfer fluid and the product and/or by irradiating the product with electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A facility for thawing or tempering frozen food products, including: a chamber for receiving the products to be thawed or tempered, a fan for establishing a forced air flow in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 ms?1, a heater for heating the products present in the chamber, including at least one of a device for injecting or creating steam in the chamber, a device for spraying, showering or misting hot water or water at room temperature, a device for mixing air on a hot heat exchanger or a heating resistor, and a high-frequency electromagnetic system, a device for cooling the air in the chamber including at least one of a device for injecting cold air via a dedicated inlet, a device for mixing air on a cold heat exchanger, and a device for misting, showering or spraying cold water in the chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for drying a food product, which comprises the step of: a) inserting the food product in an enclosure, the enclosure being defined by the vessel of a mixer; and b) drying the food product in the enclosure by applying a vacuum to the enclosure, in which method the supplying of heat to the product located inside the enclosure is carried out when the vacuum is applied to the enclosure during step b) such as to maintain and/or increase the temperature of said product during all or part of the process of drying by applying a vacuum to the enclosure, the supplying of heat being carried out by heat transfer between at least one heat-transfer fluid and the product and/or by irradiating said product with electromagnetic radiation.