CONVEYOR-TYPE GRILLING APPLIANCE FOR COOKING OR RE-THERMALIZING FOOD

摘要

A grilling appliance is disclosed for preparing various different types of food wherein the food is conveyed through the appliance, from a food insert end of the appliance to a food removal end of the appliance, by means of continuously movable flow-through upper and lower cooperating conveyors operatively associated with platen-type heating members over which the upper and lower conveyors are conveyed so as to be heated by the platen-type heating members and thereby, in turn, heat, brown, or carmelize the food as desired or required.

主权项

1. A conveyor-type grilling appliance for cooking or re-thermalizing food, comprising:
a housing; a food insert entrance portion defined within a first end portion of said housing for inputting food, to be cooked, into said housing; a food extraction exit portion defined within a second opposite end portion of said housing for extracting food, that has been cooked, out from said housing; an upper endless conveyor belt and a lower endless conveyor belt disposed within said housing and cooperating with each other for propelling the food, to be cooked, from said food insert entrance portion of said housing to said food extraction exit portion of said housing; and a pair of heated platens respectively associated with said upper and lower endless conveyor belts for heating said pair of upper and lower conveyor belts whereby said heated upper and lower conveyor belts cook the food within said housing while the food is transported through said housing from said food insert entrance portion of said housing to said food extraction exit portion of said housing.