Roasting and glazing method

摘要

A method of producing roasted and glazed nuts includes the steps of providing a roaster apparatus having a roaster bowl, placing water and a mixture of nuts and sugar in the roaster bowl, mixing the water and the mixture, heating the roaster bowl while mixing to produce roasted and sugar coated nuts, adding water to the roaster bowl to produce roasted and glazed nuts, and lifting a cantilever arm coupled to the roaster's housing to raise the roaster bowl from a fully lowered position to a raised position. A first piston coupled to the bowl support is engaged during the raising of the roaster bowl to provide a counterforce to the bowl assembly's weight. The method further includes removing the roasted and glazed nuts from the roaster bowl when in the raised position, lowering the cantilever arm to lower the roaster bowl from the raised position to a partially lowered position, and then lowering the cantilever arm to lower the roaster bowl to the fully lowered position. A second piston is engaged during the lowering of the roaster bowl from the partially lowered position to the fully lowered position to provide an additional counterforce thus preventing injury during the final lowering of the roaster bowl. The second piston is not engaged during the lowering of the roaster bowl from the raised position to the partially lowered position.

主权项

1. A method of producing roasted and glazed nuts, comprising:
providing an apparatus comprising a housing and a bowl assembly rotatably coupled to the housing, the bowl assembly including a bowl support and a roaster bowl fixed to the bowl support; placing water and a mixture of nuts and sugar in the roaster bowl; mixing the water and the mixture in the roaster bowl; heating the roaster bowl during mixing to produce roasted and sugar coated nuts; adding water to the roaster bowl with the roasted and sugar coated nuts to produce roasted and glazed nuts; lifting a cantilever arm coupled to the housing to raise the roaster bowl from a fully lowered position to a raised position, a first piston coupled to the bowl support being engaged during raising of the roaster bowl to provide a counterforce to a weight of the bowl assembly; removing the roasted and glazed nuts from the roaster bowl when in the raised position; lowering the cantilever arm to lower the roaster bowl from the raised position to a partially lowered position; and lowering the cantilever arm to lower the roaster bowl from the partially lowered position to the fully lowered position, a second piston coupled to the housing being engaged during the lowering of the roaster bowl from the partially lowered position to the fully lowered position and providing a counterforce when engaged, the second piston not being engaged during a lowering of the roaster bowl from the raised position to the partially lowered position.