Abstract: A cooking device, wherein, when a roast chicken is selected from a menu displayed on an operating part (81), a centrifugal fan (51) is controlled so as to be rotated in forward direction at a high speed to blow out hot air with a speed of 65 km/h or faster from upper blowout ports (71) and hot air with a speed of 30 km/h or slower from side blowout ports (72) whereby a roast chicken in a heating chamber (3) can be cooked at the high speed and, when a sponge cake is selected from the menu, the centrifugal fan (51) is controlled so as to be rotated in reverse direction at a low speed to blow out hot air with a speed of 30 km/h or slower from the upper blowout ports (71) and hot air with a speed of 40 km/h or slower from the side blowout ports (72) whereby a sponge cake in the heating chamber (3) can be cooked light and fluffy.

Abstract: A toaster system having selectively removable imaging plates is provided. The system includes a toaster having at least one toast receiving compartment with heating elements disposed along both sides thereof for facing the food item to be toasted. The system also includes a plurality of metal imaging plates, each individually and selectively receivable in and removable from the toast receiving compartment at a location between one of the heating elements and the inserted food item that is to be toasted.

Abstract: A high-level built-in oven unit having a housing with a heated cooking chamber having a floor opening therein. The chamber has a lowerable trap-door movable between a position closing the floor opening and a lowered position opening the floor opening. The trap-door is movable by a lifting device, which has lifting elements mounted outside of the cooking chamber.

Abstract: A circular cylindrical broil apparatus includes an outer cylinder and a core part. The outer cylinder has an upper opening at the top thereof and is provided with a lower recess at an outer wall thereof and the lower recess is inserted with a movable heat initiating plate. The core part has the bottom thereof being provided with a lower net and extends upward a plurality of circular heating cages from the lower net to form a central broil zone. Each of the heating cages has an open top and providing a core wall next to the central broil zone with a plurality of perforations. Once the heating cages are filled with fuel and placed in the outer cylinder and the initiating plate inserted into the lower recess is ignited for the fuel being burned or the heating cages are placed with a plurality of electrical heating plates and the electrical heating plates are powered on, broiled stuff, which is placed in the broil zone, can be broiled effectively.

Abstract: Apparatus for continuously pasteurizing meat and food products, characterized in that said apparatus comprises: a supporting framework supporting a top basin and bottom basin, both substantially longitudinally horizontally extending, and arranged one above the other, the top basin being supplied with hot water and the bottom basin being supplied with cold water; feeding means for feeding the products through the top basin; transfer means for transferring the products from the top basin to the bottom basin; means for varying the product holding time in the top basin; further feeding means for feeding the products through the bottom basin and withdrawing means for withdrawing the products from the bottom basin; and means for changing the product holding time, in a selective manner, at least in the bottom basin.

Abstract: A high speed subdividing and filling apparatus for liquid food containing solids therein comprising: a fixed quantity cut-down pump body having an absorption opening in communication with a lower-end opening of a liquid food accommodating container and having a discharge opening; an inner cylinder turnably fitted in the fixed quantity cut-down pump body; a piston slidably fitted in the inner cylinder; and a through-hole formed in the inner cylinder, wherein rotation of the inner cylinder and forward/backward movement of the piston are coupled so as the through-hole of the inner cylinder is communicated with the absorption opening of the cut-down pump body, the piston moves back to fill liquid food into the inner cylinder and as the through-hole of the inner cylinder is communicated with the discharge opening of the pump body, the piston advances to discharge liquid food from the discharge opening.

Abstract: A coffee grinder assembly for a coffee machine comprises two coaxially arranged grinding wheels. One of the grinding wheels is driven by an electric motor, and the other one is stationary. For receiving the grinding wheels, two grinding wheel support members are provided. Each grinding wheel is provided with radially extending protrusions, and each grinding wheel support member is provided with corresponding recesses to form a bayonet closure. By such a design, the provision of connecting bores in the grinding wheels can be avoided, resulting in an enlarged effective grinding surface.

Abstract: A fruit skin peeling device is disclosed. The device comprises a base, a driving means, a rotating disc, a plurality of lateral plates and a top cover, the base having a top and a lower cavity, wherein the base is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber and the lower chamber encloses the driving means having an axle protruded at the lower chamber and connected to the rotating disc, the bottom section of the upper chamber is provided with a debris opening and the lateral plates are position around the circular side of the upper chamber, characterized in that the rotating disc and the lateral plates are mounted with circular toothed-blade, the driving means drives the rotating disc to rotate such that fruits or the like placed in the upper chamber is driven to rotate and in contact with the circular toothed-blade to peel off the skin of the fruit or the like, and the peeled skins are discarded through the debris opening.

Abstract: An improved structure of a fruit and vegetable processor is disclosed. The processor comprises a base seat, a power unit located within the base seat, a cup body, a blade mounted within the cup body and rotated by the power unit, a cap, at least a passage which passed through the cup body to the outside thereof, characterized in that the inner wall at the side of the passage is mounted with a filtering means extended upward from the bottom section of the cup body, and a distance is formed between the filtering means and the inner wall of the cup body.

Abstract: A body portion constructed of loosely interlocked solid metal interconnected members assembled adjacent to each other to form a receptacle. A top layer of the interconnected members is supported by a pair of wire frame members pivotably engaged at opposite ends to provide a way to open and close the body portion. An inverted U-shaped handle is attached to each frame member and each is offset from each other to close the body portion and each is disengaged to open the body portion.

Abstract: A chocolate tempering machine is digitally programmable for controlling the heating, cooling and rotation within the machine. The machine may be programmed to enable agitated, liquid chocolate to retain its proper viscosity for extended periods of time as well as minimizing the amount of porosity in the final product and by controlling bowl rotation length of time, as well as automatically increasing heat at given timed intervals. The machine includes a menu program, whereby a user can adjust and save up to twenty-six different temperature menus or more. This menu program can also be accessed to set and save desired cool down temperatures. Sensors are located such that ambient air and relative humidity can be sensed and audio/visual warnings are provided to the user when these conditions must be altered. A wear-resistant ring for leveling purposes for the machine's bowl also serves to prevent contamination of the interior of the machine.

Abstract: A baking oven for preparing dough pieces comprises a supply section with an inlet for the supply of dough pieces; a baking chamber and a discharge section with an outlet for the discharge of baked dough pieces. A recirculating-air arrangement comprises a source producing a flow of recirculating air, a recirculating-air heating device and a recirculating-air guiding conduit which is sectionally formed by the baking chamber. A conveyor assembly delivers dough pieces from the inlet to the outlet. To this end, the conveyor assembly comprises a plurality of continuous conveyor belts which pass along deflection pulleys and are disposed one in relation to the other in the baking chamber for transfer by gravity of the dough pieces from one to another of two adjacent continuous conveyor belts. The result is a baking oven in which, during baking, the dough pieces can be moved and spread as uniformly as possible.

Abstract: The invention relates to arrangements comprising combinations of: a mincer providing a stream of minced meat (V); conveying means with an endless band (T) for transporting the stream (V), exiting from said mincer; and, arranged along said conveyor means (T): means for cutting the stream (V) into portions (P) and means for lateral shaping (/), acting simultaneously on both sides of the stream (V) to shape the contour of the portions (P).

Abstract: An improved discharge gate for a food peeler having an S-shaped portion edge such that a food item is able to uniformly flow from the peeling chamber out of the discharge gate and at the same time, the gate causes efficient flow within the peeling chamber of the peeling device such that all of the food items within the peeler are uniformly peeled.

Abstract: An apparatus for successively delivering nuts from a hopper to a high production nutcracker. An endless conveyor extends through the hopper and includes a plurality of nut transport elements which pick up the nuts in a receptacle formed in the upper surface of each element. To insure that only one nut is received in each receptacle, each element is provided with a longitudinal slot in one of the sides of the element which communicates with the receptacle, and a pivotally mounted singulating arm extends into the slots of the advancing elements to eject any excess nuts from each receptacle. To accommodate nuts of different average size, the pivotal position of the singulating arm is adjustable by means of an actuating wheel positioned on the outside of the hopper.

Abstract: A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition juncture which is between the two segments. The nuts are received in nut transport elements of the feed conveyor, and they are singularized and oriented while being advanced by means of a deflecting plate which overlies the feed conveyor from a point along the upwardly inclined segment, along the transition juncture, and to a delivery point where the nuts are lifted from the conveyor by a cracking turret. The downstream end portion of the deflecting plate comprises an elastomeric flap, which is highly flexible and relatively soft and which engages the advancing nuts with a frictional force sufficient to roll the nuts about their end to end axes and thereby properly orient the nuts in the nut transport elements.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for determining the doneness of food during a cooking process. Ultrasonic signal are passed through the food during cooking. The change in transmission characteristics of the ultrasonic signal during the cooking process is measured to determine the point at which the food has been cooked to the proper level. In one aspect, a heated fluid cooks the food, and the transmission characteristics along a fluid-only ultrasonic path provides a reference for comparison with the transmission characteristics for a food-fluid ultrasonic path.

Abstract: The invention provides a juicer and grater assembly comprising an extractor having a plurality of radially extending tabs integral with a lower portion thereof, a combination grater and strainer having at least a plurality of first apertures and a plurality of second apertures, wherein the extractor is removably secured on the combination grater and strainer in either a first position wherein the plurality of radially extending tabs cover the plurality of first apertures for allowing extracted juice to flow through the plurality of second apertures, or in a second position wherein the plurality of radially extending tabs cover the plurality of second apertures allowing juice and pulp to flow through the plurality of first apertures.

Abstract: A salad spinner for drying food articles and household items includes a transparent bowl and a perforated basket disposed in the bowl. The basket further includes a cylindrical wall connected to a bottom wall of the basket and disposed at its center. The salad spinner further includes a drive assembly attachable to the cylindrical wall of the basket for spinning the basket relative to the bowl whereby water on the food articles is passed through the perforated wall of the basket and displaced to the bowl.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for a fryer system has at least one heat transfer conduit having heating fluid passing therethrough. A baffle plate is disposed in the heat transfer conduit, defining a plane and having a first surface, an opposed second surface, and a longitudinal axis which divides the baffle plate into a first portion and a second portion. A plurality of tabs, each having a longitudinal axis, extend outwardly from the baffle plate. A crease is defined along the intersection of each tab and the plate. At least one tab is positioned in the first portion of the baffle plate and at least one tab is positioned in the second portion of the baffle plate. Webs separate adjacent tabs from one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tabs. In certain embodiments, the crease of at least one tab forms an acute angle with a longitudinal edge of the baffle plate.