Abstract:
A steam cooker 1 has: a steam generation heater 52 generating steam; and a steam heating heater 41 heating the steam generated by the steam generation heater 52 to generate overheated steam and heating steam in a heating chamber 20 through circulation, an-article-to-be-heated F being cooked by use of steam fed into the heating chamber 20. The steam cooker 1 has: a first cooking step in which the article-to-be-heated F is cooked with supply of electric power to the steam generation heater 52 being larger than that to the steam heating heater 41; and a second cooking step in which the article-to-be-heated F is cooked with supply of electric power to the steam generation heater 52 being smaller than that to the steam heating heater 41. When the temperature of the article-to-be-heated F exceeds the fat melting temperature zone but is less than or equal to 100° C., the first cooking step is switched to the second cooking step.
Abstract:
An oven is disclosed having a first food preparation apparatus in the form of a convection heat source and/or a steam production assembly and/or a radiating heat source, and a second food preparation apparatus in the form of a smoking assembly. The oven can operate at least one of the food preparation apparatus simultaneously with the smoking assembly or separately from the smoking assembly.
Abstract:
A steam system includes a cooking chamber, a housing comprising a volume of water and an inlet to receive steam, condensate, drain water, and/or weak steam from the cooking chamber, a sensor that detects a temperature of the water, a dispenser that sprays cooling water into the water to reduce the temperature of the water if the temperature exceeds a predetermined level, and an outlet to drain a portion of the water from the housing.
Abstract:
An oven with a heat-circulating device includes a housing provided with a chamber for roasting and steaming; a motor fixed on a rear surface of a rear wall of the chamber; a fan; a heater; a separating plate positioned in front of the fan; a steaming device; a tray and a cover. The e annular heater and the fan fixed on an inner surface of the rear wall in front of the motor. The steaming device is composed of a connect tube, a pump motor, an outflow tube and a heating case for heating the water filled in the heating case for producing steam to be blown and circulated by the fan also blowing the hot air to circulate in a balanced condition around the chamber and a food placed to be roasted and steamed synchronously, with the food not losing all water contained.
Abstract:
An automatically operated steamer for cooking and warming food products is described. The steamer uses three operating thermostatic controls, a housing with a reservoir in the bottom thereof, and an electrical heat source disposed below said reservoir to heat the same. When cold water is admitted to the reservoir a thermostat closes to generate heat to warm the water and as the water warms, the flow of the water into the reservoir ceases. When the reservoir water reaches a temperature slightly above its boiling point, a second thermostat operates to control the temperature to keep the water boiling until it completely evaporates. When the water evaporates the heat within the device steamer increases, and another thermostat opens at a predetermined elevated temperature to signal for the addition of water to the reservoir. Still another thermostat operates to control the heat generated within said reservoir and steamer at a predetermined level to maintain a heated condition for food being cooked or held, and yet another safety thermostat opens in response to a predetermined elevated temperature to de-energize the electrical heater below the reservoir.
Abstract:
A heating cooker capable of evenly supplying steam from a steam generator into a cooking cavity. The heating cooker includes a cooking cavity, a steam generator to supply steam into the cooking cavity, and food racks installed in the cooking cavity to support food thereon. Each of the food racks is fabricated with a pipe having a plurality of steam discharging holes so that the steam is fed into each of the food racks. Thus, the heating cooker allows the steam to be distributed through entire portions of the food racks to allow the steam to be evenly discharged into the cooking cavity.
Abstract:
A conveyor oven in which a heated circulating air stream provides impingement air toward a conveyor, which is turned to flow horizontally along the conveyor toward an inlet and/or an outlet thereof. The conveyor oven includes a ductwork that provides a positive pressure airflow to form the impingement air as well as a positive pressure a second air flow that intersects with the horizontal air flow with a more positive pressure adjacent the inlet and/or outlet to redirect the horizontal airflow toward an air return plenum so as to substantially reduce the escape of heat to ambient.
Abstract:
A cooking device that is capable of rapidly cooking food products such as in toasting bread products or cooking pizza. The cooking device uses air impingement from above and/or below the food product. In some cases an infrared heater is additionally used to impart a desired color and crunchiness about a surface of the food product. In some cases, a boost in thermal energy is applied to the bottom of the food product vis-à-vis the top thereof. In some cases, the boost is due to an extra heater, which may be gas or electric. The device is particularly adapted for toasting bread products, cooking sandwich products (toasting the bread and heating the sandwich filler) and/or cooking pizza. Rapid cooking times are achieved by delivering more thermal energy to the top or bottom of the food product, depending on the type thereof, to give quality and speed. For example, a pizza can be cooked to have a crisp bottom without burning a cheese topping.
Abstract:
A dual conveyor jet impingement oven having a blower box with at least one air inlet opening and at least two air outlet openings and a heating space adjacent to and in fluid communication with the blower box. Disposed within the heating space are two spaced apart pairs of spaced apart heated air distribution plenums, which form a central return air conduit therebetween. The central return air conduit has a return air outlet end in fluid communication with the blower box and the spaced apart heated air distribution plenums have a heated air inlet opening in fluid communication with the at least two air outlet openings. A horizontal heating surface is disposed between each pair of spaced apart heated air distribution plenums, each of which has a perforated heated air distribution plate facing the horizontal heating surface.
Abstract:
A method of oven cooking includes the steps of (a) providing an oven housing including at least one opening for removal and insertion of products to be processed, the opening provide a continuous and uninterrupted fluid communication between a hollow interior of the housing and the atmosphere; providing, within the oven housing, a continuously rotatable horizontal food item support panel having a high thermal capacity reservoir; (c) providing, beneath the food item panel, a heat source in thermal communication with a bottom or interior surface of the panel in which heating capacity of the source increases progressively as a function of increase of radius from an axis of rotation of the food item panel; and (d) providing, at an upper and distal location within the oven housing and above a plane defined by the food item panel, at least one infrared radiant heating source to transmit infrared radiation downwardly to a distal area of the rotating supporting panel to define a region of intensified heating.