Combination breader, marinator and preparation unit
First Claim
1. A combination breader, marinator and preparation device for foodstuffs and the like, the device comprising:
- drum means for receiving and mixing foodstuffs therein, support means pivotally carrying said drum means, and cart means underlying said drum means and at one end thereof carrying said support means and provided with treating means, said treating means including an inclined sifter having an opening in its lower end and which is to receive at least part of the foodstuffs from said drum means, said sifter having apertures therein to allow particulate food stuff material to pass and undulations thereon to retard passing of the particulate material toward said opening in its lower end while allowing passing of large objects toward said opening in its lower end, whereby foodstuffs disposed within said drum means are altered in form and thereafter are placed within said treating means to dissociate various components of the foodstuffs by pivoting said drum means about said support means and subjecting the foodstuffs to action of said sifter.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device to aid in the preparation of foodstuffs that combines the functions of a breader, a marinator and a preparation unit in a single apparatus. This device is comprised of a tiltable mixing head supported by a mobile service cart disposed with a variety of catch basins depending upon the function being performed by the device. The mixing head itself, comprising a sealed mixing drum with a removable lid, agitator blades contained therein, and a motor to drive the blades, is pivotally supported above and attached to the service cart so that foodstuffs contained within the drum may be deposited in a catch pan centrally located on the surface of the service cart by tilting the mixing head downwardly and removing the lid so that the foodstuffs slide into the catch pan when the present device functions as a breader, the upper catch basin is comprised of an upper catch pan with a large rack or grate in the bottom thereof, which retains the foodstuffs while allowing the excess breading material to fall into the catch basin, and underneath the rack, a basin to catch the excess breading material that tumbles therein. The same upper catch pan with a rack in the bottom is used to catch the foodstuffs deposited from the mixing drum, but a different catch basin, provided with a drainage hose, is used to collect the liquid that spills from the mixing drum along with the foodstuffs. Thus the present invention has the capability to perform three separate functions which in the past have often required three separate machines.
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1. A combination breader, marinator and preparation device for foodstuffs and the like, the device comprising:
- drum means for receiving and mixing foodstuffs therein, support means pivotally carrying said drum means, and cart means underlying said drum means and at one end thereof carrying said support means and provided with treating means, said treating means including an inclined sifter having an opening in its lower end and which is to receive at least part of the foodstuffs from said drum means, said sifter having apertures therein to allow particulate food stuff material to pass and undulations thereon to retard passing of the particulate material toward said opening in its lower end while allowing passing of large objects toward said opening in its lower end, whereby foodstuffs disposed within said drum means are altered in form and thereafter are placed within said treating means to dissociate various components of the foodstuffs by pivoting said drum means about said support means and subjecting the foodstuffs to action of said sifter.
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