Apparatus and method for preparing food product
First Claim
1. A machine for making a food product, comprising:
- cooking apparatus for cooking an aliquot of dough having at least one internal chamber formed by disposing said dough in an elongate shape about an elongate straight cooking member made of a material which has a chemical composition essentially impervious to cooking temperatures; and
a mechanism for removing said cooking member from the dough, thereby opening said chamber, said mechanism including;
a contact member disposable in engagement with an end of said cooking member;
a holder disposable in contact with the dough for restraining the cooked dough; and
a motive component operatively connected to at least one of said holder and said contact member for moving said one of said holder and said contact member relative to the other to remove the cooking member from the cooked dough.
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Abstract
A machine for making a food product includes a cooking apparatus for cooking an aliquot of dough disposed in an elongate straight shape about a straight cooking member made of a material which has a chemical composition essentially impervious to cooking temperatures. The machine also incorporates a mechanism for extracting the cooking member from the cooked dough, thereby creating a chamber in the cooked dough. This mechanism has a contact member which is disposable in engagement with an end of the cooking member, a holder disposable in contact with the cooked dough for restraining the cooked dough, and a motive component operatively connected to at least one of the holder and the contact member for moving the one of the holder and the gripper relative to the other to remove the cooking member from cooked dough.
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26 Claims
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1. A machine for making a food product, comprising:
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cooking apparatus for cooking an aliquot of dough having at least one internal chamber formed by disposing said dough in an elongate shape about an elongate straight cooking member made of a material which has a chemical composition essentially impervious to cooking temperatures; and
a mechanism for removing said cooking member from the dough, thereby opening said chamber, said mechanism including;
a contact member disposable in engagement with an end of said cooking member;
a holder disposable in contact with the dough for restraining the cooked dough; and
a motive component operatively connected to at least one of said holder and said contact member for moving said one of said holder and said contact member relative to the other to remove the cooking member from the cooked dough. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15)
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9. A method for making a food product, comprising:
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cooking an aliquot of dough having an elongate straight internal chamber formed by disposing said dough in an elongate shape about a straight cooking member made of a material which has a chemical composition essentially impervious to cooking temperatures; and
actuating a mechanical contact member to engage an end of said cooking member;
operating a holder mechanism to contact the dough and restrain the dough; and
activating a motive component operatively connected to at least one of said holder and said contact member to move said one of said holder and said contact member relative to the other to remove the cooking member from cooked dough. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19)
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16. A method for making a food product, comprising:
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extruding an aliquot of dough in an elongate shape about a straight cooking member or insert;
cooking the extruded dough at a relatively elevated temperature for a predetermined period to form a cooked food product having an internal chamber having essentially said predetermined configuration; and
maintaining said cooking member in said dough during the cooking of said dough.
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22. A method for preparing food, comprising:
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forming dough about a plurality of elongate straight cooking members to form a plurality of substantially straight elongate dough preforms;
baking said dough preforms simultaneously while maintaining said elongate straight cooking members therein;
after cooking of said dough preforms, removing said cooking members from the respective cooked dough preforms, thereby producing a plurality of elongate straight cooked dough forms having elongate straight chambers; and
after the removing of said cooking members, automatically injecting edible filling material into the chambers of the cooked dough forms. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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