Food Press Systems, Devices, Components and Methods

摘要

Disclosed are various embodiments of a food press that utilizes mechanical devices, such as lever arms, inclined planes, cams, and/or rollers to increase the force applied to food by a ratio of two to one or more in comparison to the force applied by a human operator to the device. High compression forces are particularly important when working with low fat foods such as low-fat hamburger, game meat, flaked or ground fish or ground vegetable products. The various embodiment of food presses described and disclosed herein may also be used to produce stuffed food products.

主权项

1. A food press, comprising:
a first food compression member; a second food compression member configured to engage or be engaged by at least portions of the first food compression member; a frame or base comprising at least one guide configured to constrain movement substantially along a single direction of at least one of the first and second food compression members, and at least one lever operably connected to the frame or base and configured for a user or external force to act upon to compress or cause to be compressed food placed between the first and second food compression members; wherein the first food compression member, the second food compression member and the lever are together configured to compress or cause to be compressed food placed between the first and second food compression members to form a shaped and compressed food product, and at least one of the first and second food compression members is further configured to engage the guide and to be constrained thereby to move substantially in a single direction as the user or external force acting upon the lever causes the food compression members to compress the food therebetween.