Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a system for producing beverages or other food products which includes, generally and broadly, controllably dispensing water from the system for use in brewing. Water is introduced to a heated water reservoir heating and subsequent use in a process such as brewing. An active thermal expansion system is provided to accommodate water which expands from the reservoir as a result of the heating process. One form of thermal expansion system may include a controllable expansion device accommodates an accumulation of water which expands during the heating process and then returns the water to the flow of water during a brew cycle or drains the water from the system.
Abstract:
Portable tray apparatus and methods for displaying, serving, and conserving food products are provided. The apparatus comprises food support arrangements for making food readily accessible and visible to a person, and for conserving its state of preparation and keeping it free of insects and other airborne sources of food contaminants. The various embodiments include a means for directing a circulating stream of thermally controlled air over the food. Additionally provided are apparatus having catalytic heaters by which gas fuels can be converted to radiant heat for maintaining food at desired temperatures.
Abstract:
A dual position yogurt making device comprising an elongaged casing body, a lid hinged to the body, and a longitudinal partition extending along the longer axis of the body adapted for storage of vessels in different ways depending upon the arrangement of the device, with the vessels containing milk to be coagulated. The casing body has a base at a portion thereof remote from the lid on which a plurality of supports are formed having holes extending completely therethrough in a perpendicular direction to the longitudinal partition. The supports are adapted to support the device on a surface or to hang on tenterhooks.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a novel method and apparatus to precipitate and preserve protein from the juice expressed from green leafy plants by coagulating the protein in the juice through an anaerobic fermentation process and apparatus. In addition part of the carbohydrate and non-protein nitrogen in the juice is converted into bacterial protein which increases the amount of protein obtained from the juice and particularly prevents oxidative destruction of cystine and methionine and thereby increases these limiting amino acids in the obtained protein.