Food cooking

摘要

A food cooker comprises a reservoir 5 for containing a heated cooking liquid 10 such as fat or oil. Foodstuff 60 is held between two spaced apart conveyor belts 15, 20 which move in opposite directions to draw the foodstuff through the cooking liquid. The conveyor belts 15, 20 are loose on their respective supports 25, 30, 35, 40 such that they hang downwards under their weight. This creates a curved path through the reservoir 5, increasing the distance traveled by foodstuff 60 relative to a straight path, thus reducing the size of reservoir needed for a given cooking time and speed of movement of the foodstuff 60. The loose hanging of the conveyor belts also holds the foodstuff gently, preventing damage or crushing of delicate foodstuff such as falafel balls 60.

主权项

1. A reservoir of a food cooker suitable for being filled with a heated cooking liquid to a liquid level, the reservoir comprising:
a first conveyor belt movable in a first direction; and a second conveyor belt Movable in a second direction opposite to the first direction; the first and second conveyor belts being spaced apart to define a oath between them at least part of which passes beneath the liquid level, the path being sized to receive foodstuff and the opposing movements of the conveyor belts for drawing the foodstuff along the path through the heated cooking liquid in the reservoir in use.