Food cooking apparatus
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for cooking food, especially meatballs and the like on a continuous basis is disclosed. The food products, say meatballs, are progressively transported through a processing vessel located within a rectangular tank by means of transverse paddles connected to an endless conveyor device mounted in the processing vessel. The processing vessel contains water at, say, 180 degrees to 200 degrees F. in which the meatballs are immersed during their passage through the vessel whereby the meatballs cooked under gentle conditions that do not disrupt them. Provision is made to remove from the processing vessel fat formed during the cooking. The cooking apparatus may be used in conjunction with a convenient packaging device that is also described.
Inventors
- 👤 F Brunner
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