IMPROVED TUMBLE DRUM FOR FLAVORING FOOD PORTIONS

摘要

An apparatus to apply seasoning to a foodstuff comprising a plurality of individual food portions comprises a rotatabie drum supportable in a generally horizontal position and having an inlet at a first end, an outlet at a second end and a bore extending through the dram from the inlet to the outlet, with a substantial portion of the bore having a generally frastoconical interior with a larger diameter end of the frostoconical interior disposed proximal to the inlet and a smaller diameter end of the frustocomcal interior portion disposed proximal to the outlet. In one embodiment, the frustoconicai interior portion extends substantially from the inlet to the outlet and converges in that direction. In another embodiment, the general ly frastoconical portion extends from a generally cylindrical interior portion, that is intermediate the inlet and the frustoconical interior portion, to the outlet and converges in that direction.