METHOD OF, AND APPARATUS FOR, CUTTING POTATOES

摘要

A method of cutting potatoes into a plurality of pieces, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a potato to a cutting implement having a cutting edge for cutting a potato; (b) supplying a lubricating liquid onto the cutting implement to form a liquid film over at least part of the cutting edge, the lubricating liquid comprising an aqueous dispersion of an antifoam additive; and (c) cutting the potato using the lubricated cutting edge to cut a potato piece from the potato. Also disclosed is an apparatus for cutting potatoes into a plurality of pieces, the apparatus comprising a liquid supply mechanism comprising a tank for holding a lubricant in the form of a liquid, an outlet conduit from the tank communicating with an in¬ line mixer, a water supply conduit for supplying water to the in-line mixer, the water supply conduit communicating with the outlet conduit or an inlet side of the in-line mixer, the in-line mixer being arranged to form a lubricating fluid from the lubricant and the water, a mixer output conduit communicating with a cutting implement and having a supply outlet for supplying a lubricating liquid from the in-line mixer onto the cutting implement to form a liquid film over at least part of a cutting edge of the cutting implement, and an input conduit for the tank, the input conduit communicating with a liquid outlet of a potato peeling device.