Title: Food treatment apparatus and process

Abstract: An oven for treatment of solid foods includes an elongated, double-walled housing divided into a cooking chamber and a heating chamber containing heating means. Fan means in the heating chamber create a draft into which water vapor is introduced and the draft is circulated through both chambers. The product is carried on a vapor pervious conveyor through the cooking chamber. The cooking process comprises the steps of providing a food treatment chamber equipped with a vapor pervious conveyor; preparing a moving stream of a process vapor at a temperature above 212.degree.F.; circulating the stream along the conveyor; injecting water vapor into the moving stream of process vapor and supplying heat to the moving stream; placing the food product in discrete pieces upon the conveyor; and moving the product continuously in its original position on the conveyor through the treatment chamber.

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Inventors: Caridis, Andrew A. (Foster City, CA, US)
Benson, Clark K. (Millbrae, CA, US)

Application Number: 544393
Filing Date: 1975-01-27
Publication_date: 1976-03-30
Assignee: Heat and Control, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Class(es): 432/121 99/443C, 99/467, 432/148, 432/152, 432/176
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US Patent Ref:

2235476	Mar, 1941	Cook	431/121.
2345721	Apr, 1944	Allstatter	432/152.
3459413	Aug, 1969	Bracken et al.	432/238.
3513293	May, 1970	Beck	432/152.
3614074	Oct, 1971	Wellfor, Jr.	432/176.

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Primary Examiner: Camby, John J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Flehr, Hohbach, Test, Albritton and Herbert