Apparatus for making food products
First Claim
1. An apparatus for automatically making food products in piece form from dough-like substances comprising a dough preparation station containing holding means adapted to be affixed to the opening of a flexible sealable bag containing the necessary substantially dry ingredients for the dough-like substance;
- liquid means for introducing a predetermined amount of liquid into the bag;
kneading means for mechanically working the liquid and dry ingredients in said bag; and
transfer means for transferring the kneaded dough-like substance to a heat treating station which contains a receptacle and heating means whereby the kneaded doughlike substance is treated;
the operation of the aforementioned elements being all predetermined with program means and therefore the apparatus will make the food product and such product will be in the fresh prepared state at the desired time.
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Abstract
An apparatus for automatically making food products in piece form wherein dry ingredients are provided in a flexible sealable bag and placed in a dough preparation station of the apparatus. The necessary amount of liquid to form a dough-like substance is introduced into the ingredients and the dough is then kneaded to form a properly mixed dough. In cases where fermentation is required, e.g. when baking bread, the fermentation takes place in the bag. The so-formed dough is then transferred to a heat treating station where it is baked. The mixing of the liquid with the dough ingredients to form the dough; kneading the dough; fermenting the dough and baking the dough is done in an automated programmed sequence so that the baked food product will be in the fresh prepared state at the desired time.
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1. An apparatus for automatically making food products in piece form from dough-like substances comprising a dough preparation station containing holding means adapted to be affixed to the opening of a flexible sealable bag containing the necessary substantially dry ingredients for the dough-like substance;
- liquid means for introducing a predetermined amount of liquid into the bag;
kneading means for mechanically working the liquid and dry ingredients in said bag; and
transfer means for transferring the kneaded dough-like substance to a heat treating station which contains a receptacle and heating means whereby the kneaded doughlike substance is treated;
the operation of the aforementioned elements being all predetermined with program means and therefore the apparatus will make the food product and such product will be in the fresh prepared state at the desired time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- liquid means for introducing a predetermined amount of liquid into the bag;
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