摘要:
An automated cooking system (10) is provided for adding labor and time efficiencies in food production environments such as restaurants. The automated cooking system (10) includes at least a fryer (12), a dispensing freezer (18), a hot holding station (20), a plurality of baskets (16), and a gantry system (22). The gantry system (22) includes a gantry control (26) for a gantry (24), configured to engage and move each of the baskets (16). A method for managing basket workflow during food preparation at an automated cooking system (10) is described. Further, a method for managing basket workflow at a dispensing freezer (18) during food preparation at an automated cooking system (10) is described. The automated cooking system (10) and methods provide repetition of basket loading and discharge cycles such that the gantry (24) can fully manage and automate cooking using up to 6 or more baskets (16) at the fryer (12), thereby maximizing food product throughput in the standard footprint space for the fryer (12).
摘要:
Systems, methods, and computer program products for controlling a heating system (40) in a fryer (10). At startup, a setpoint temperature (T SP ) for a cooking medium (36) is set to a melt temperature (T MELT ). While in melt mode, each of a plurality of heating elements (44-47) each located in a different region of a fry pot (12, 14) is sequentially activated to control an amount of heat provided to the cooking medium. Once the cooking medium has reached the melt temperature, the setpoint temperature is increased to a target cooking temperature (T TCT ). While in cooking mode, if an order to cook a food product is not received within a predetermined time period, the setpoint temperature is set to an idle temperature (T IDLE ) which is below the target setpoint temperature and above the melt temperature. The target cooking temperature is adjusted using a set of setpoint bias temperatures that is selected based on a cooking load.
摘要:
Systems, methods, and computer program products for controlling a heating system (40) in a fryer (10). At startup, a setpoint temperature (T SP ) for a cooking medium (36) is set to a melt temperature (T MELT ). While in melt mode, each of a plurality of heating elements (44-47) each located in a different region of a fry pot (12, 14) is sequentially activated to control an amount of heat provided to the cooking medium. Once the cooking medium has reached the melt temperature, the setpoint temperature is increased to a target cooking temperature (T TCT ). While in cooking mode, if an order to cook a food product is not received within a predetermined time period, the setpoint temperature is set to an idle temperature (T IDLE ) which is below the target setpoint temperature and above the melt temperature. The target cooking temperature is adjusted using a set of setpoint bias temperatures that is selected based on a cooking load.
摘要:
Systems and methods for delivering a cooking medium in a cooking apparatus are disclosed. A delivery system includes a rotary valve having a rotary inlet and a plurality of rotary outlets. The rotary inlet is configured to be in fluid communication with a source of cooking medium and the plurality of rotary outlets are configured to be in fluid communication with a corresponding plurality of receptacles. A rotary position sensor generates a signal, having continuous angular position resolution, based on an angular position of the rotary valve. A controller receives the signal generated by the rotary position sensor and selectively places the rotary inlet in fluid communication with one of the plurality of rotary outlets based on the signal generated by the rotary position sensor. The rotary position sensor may include a Hall-effect sensor that functions at elevated operating temperatures associated with the cooking medium.
摘要:
A cooking apparatus comprises a cooking chamber configured to hold a cooking medium therein, a lid configured to cover the cooking chamber, and a sealing member disposed between the lid and the cooking chamber to create a seal between the cooking chamber and the lid. The lid comprises a lid liner and a retaining member disposed on an inner surface of the lid, the retaining member configured to retain the sealing member adjacent to an edge of the lid. The sealing member comprises a lip portion comprising an upper leg and a lower leg, each disposed at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the sealing member to substantially form a V shape at one longitudinal end of the sealing member, and a ridge portion comprising an upper ridge and a lower ridge, each disposed at an opposite longitudinal end of the sealing member.
摘要:
A ventless hood (2) for a commercial deep fat frying pressure cooker (1) having a pot (10) in which cooking is performed by the use of a heated cooking oil bath and steam under pressure derived from the moisture in the food being cooked. The hood (2) comprises a vertical portion at the rear of the cooker and a forwardly extending open-bottom portion spaced from and overlying the pot. The forwardly extending portion of the hood (2) supports a pair of angularly related baffle filters (45,46) surmounted by a metallic mesh filter (67) and a charcoal filter (68). A fan (78) in the vertical portion of the hood draws ambient air and cooking gasses through these filters. A water tank (86) is mounted behind the cooker together with a pump (91) to recirculate the water in the tank through a heat exchanging radiator (73) located between the filters and the fan to cool the water. During the cooking cycle excess steam and vaporized cooking oil are introduced into the water bath which acts as a scrubber and condenses the majority of the steam and vaporized cooking oil. Residual non-condensables, uncondensed steam, vaporized cooking oil and unabsorbed odors are vented from the water tank directly to the bottom of the forward hood portion. At the end of the cooking cycle all of the cooking gasses are vented into the water bath prior to opening of the cooking pot.
摘要:
A simple to operate locking mechanism for a pressure cooker, the locking mechanism having a locking arm rotatable from a fully open to a fully locked position, the locking arm (11) being operatively connected to a cam shaft assembly (30) which is rotatable with the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being slidably axially in a cam shaft sleeve (40) rotatably mounted in a displacement member (20) which causes the cam shaft assembly to be axially displaced as it is rotated by the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being moveable from a retracted to an extended position as the locking arm moves from a fully open to an intermediate position. A safety mechanism (51-57) is provided to prevent rotation of the locking arm from the intermediate to the fully locked position in the event the cam shaft assembly is not fully extended. A pressure responsive safety mechanism (58, 59) is also provided to prevent opening movement of the locking mechanism in the event the cooker is under pressure.
摘要:
A simple to operate locking mechanism for a pressure cooker, the locking mechanism having a locking arm rotatable from a fully open to a fully locked position, the locking arm (11) being operatively connected to a cam shaft assembly (30) which is rotatable with the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being slidably axially in a cam shaft sleeve (40) rotatably mounted in a displacement member (20) which causes the cam shaft assembly to be axially displaced as it is rotated by the locking arm, the cam shaft assembly being moveable from a retracted to an extended position as the locking arm moves from a fully open to an intermediate position. A safety mechanism (51-57) is provided to prevent rotation of the locking arm from the intermediate to the fully locked position in the event the cam shaft assembly is not fully extended. A pressure responsive safety mechanism (58, 59) is also provided to prevent opening movement of the locking mechanism in the event the cooker is under pressure.