Abstract: A conveyor apparatus including dips to turn and tumble items placed on the conveyor. The conveyor apparatus has a conveyor belt configured in a series of dips arranged to insure the turning and tumbling of items placed on the conveyor belt.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cooking apparatus (10) having a housing (12)containing a cooking chamber (14) into which cooking medium is sprayable by spray means (16) to cook food items in the cooking chamber (14). The apparatus (10) stores cooking medium in a buffer tank (18) from which it is circulated by circulation means (20,42) to the spray means (16). Heating of the cooking medium occurs by operating at least one flow heater (22) located in the circulation means (20,42) between the buffer tank (18) and the spray means (16). If desired, a plurality of flow heaters (22) can be used and an additional preheater (48) may also be operated to assist in heating the cooking medium at start-up.

Abstract: Cooking apparatus characterized in that it comprises reservoir means (66) for cooking fluid, cooking fluid spray means (76), means (78, 80, 82) for transferring cooking fluid from said reservoir means (66) to said spray means (76) wherein said spray means (76) is positioned such that food to be cooked is contacted by cooking fluid sprayed from said spray means (76). The food to be cooked may be held on tray means (144), in container means (140) in an annular space (214) defined by concentric wall means (184) or may be fed to the apparatus along conveyor means (14).