Abstract:
The present invention relates to an air-based fryer (10) apparatus comprising a food preparation chamber (140) comprising an outer wall (11), an inner wall (14) defining a food receiving space (141) with an air inlet (142) and an air discharge opening (145), and a circulation channel (113) defined between the outer wall (11) and the inner wall (14). The apparatus also comprises an air heater (13) for heating air in the food preparation chamber (140), a fan (192) for moving a flow of hot air successively through the air inlet (142), the food receiving space (141), the discharge opening (145), and the channel (113). The apparatus also comprises a steam generator (12) comprising at least one nozzle (127) extending into the food receiving space (141) for spraying temperature-controlled steam (18) onto the food; and a controller (15) adapted to control the steam generator to spray steam to food placed in the food receiving space (141) for a first predetermined period, and to control the air heater (13) and the fan (192) to circulate hot air to the food for a subsequent second predetermined period. This apparatus allows keeping the tenderness or crunchiness of the food during subsequent hot air cooking.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for making soymilk with a soymilk machine, said soymilk machine (200) comprising a level sensor (204) and a heating device (203), said method comprises steps: obtaining a measured value by said level sensor, said measured value being positively correlated with resistance between said level sensor and liquid in said soymilk machine; comparing said measured value with a first threshold when the temperature of said liquid is lower than a first preset temperature; comparing said measured value with a second threshold when the temperature of said liquid is higher than said first preset temperature; adjusting the power of said heating device if said measured value is lower than or equal to the first threshold when the temperature of said liquid is lower than the first preset temperature; adjusting the power of said heating device if said measured value is lower than or equal to the second threshold when the temperature of said liquid is higher than the first preset temperature. The present invention also relates to a home soymilk machine corresponding to said method.
Abstract:
There is provided a method (200) for preparing an extrudable food item comprising wheat flour and non-wheat flour at an apparatus (10), which comprises a mixing unit (120) and a heating unit (130). The method comprises combining (210), using the mixing unit, the non-wheat flour with a liquid so as to form a first dough mixture; heating (220), using the heating unit, the first dough mixture; and combining (230), using the mixture unit, the wheat flour with the heated dough mixture to form a second dough mixture.
Abstract:
A method and device for preparing food ingredients are provided, wherein the method comprises the steps of: pressurizing air to a first value in a first closed chamber containing air and the food ingredients being immersed in a flavored liquid, said first value being lower than the value of the pressure outside said first closed chamber; and increasing the pressure inside said first closed chamber from said first value to a second value. The present invention can shorten the time consumption of making the food ingredients flavored and tasty by cold treatment, which won't damage the heat sensitive nutrition in the meanwhile.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of making soymilk derivant, the method comprising steps of: adding coagulant to soymilk for coagulating said soymilk, said soymilk being at a first temperature which is between 92°C-100°C; and keeping said soymilk within a preset temperature range. The present invention also relates to a home machine for making soymilk derivant, the home machine comprising: a container for keeping soymilk within a preset temperature range in said container, wherein said preset temperature range is between 70°C-95°C, preferably is between 85°C-95°C.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for hydrating food (160), comprising the steps of: a) pressurizing air to a first value (V1) in a first closed compartment (110) containing air and the food (160) to be hydrated, the first value (V1) being lower than the value (V0) of the pressure outside the first closed compartment (110); and b) immersing the food (160) into a liquid (190) comprising water for hydrating in the first closed compartment (110) and increasing the pressure inside the first closed compartment (110) from the first value (V1) to a second value (V2).
Abstract:
There is provided an apparatus (100, 200) and method (300) of cooking starch-containing food. A vessel (202) of the apparatus (100, 200) is directly heated in a pretreatment step (304) to at least partially puff the starch-containing food before the at least partially puffed starch-containing food is cooked (308) in the same vessel (202) in one or both of water and steam, wherein the bottom of the vessel is in direct contact with a heater and is heated by the heater conductively or inductively.
Abstract:
There are provided a method of controlling a heating unit of a cooking device, a cooking device and a soybean milk maker. The method of controlling a heating unit (104) of a cooking device comprises: detecting (S110) a conductive property (102) of a mixture (101) of water and food, wherein the conductive property (102) of the mixture indicates a degree of overflow risk of the mixture (101); and sending (S120) a control signal (103) with regard to the heating unit (104) for heating the mixture (101) based on the detected conductive property (102) of the mixture (101) to control the operation of the heating unit (104). With embodiments of the present disclosure, the overflow problem can be solved efficiently at low cost, the structure of the cooking device can be greatly simplified and at the same time the temperature will remain close to the boiling point, which means that the heating process is efficient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a soybean pretreatment method, which includes the steps of cooking soybeans to inhibit anti-nutrients and/or eliminate anti-nutrients contained therein and drying the cooked soybeans to a water content of less than 8% while keeping the volume expansibility of soybeans at a level of at least 300%. The soybean pretreatment method may provide a fast soy milk making process.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device for processing flour. The method comprises: adding water to the flour to increase the moisture rate of the flour; generating superheated steam; and subjecting the moistened flour to the superheated steam for a predetermined period of time. With the inventive method, superheated steam is used for processing the flour, and the flour can be treated in an easy way and in much less time.