| 摘要 |
AÂ method of manufacturing potato chips comprises the steps of: a) conveying potato slices through a reservoir of oil (106, figure 8), b) using an oil jet (140, figure 8) to agitate the potato slices in the oil; c) removing the potato slices from the oil; d) removing surface oil from the potato slices (figure 13); e) conveying the potato slices through a a plurality of successive independent microwave zones; f) preheating the potato slices in a first preheating zone 418; g) explosively dehydrating the products in a second explosive dehydration zone 420, 422, the second zone having a microwave power value higher than that of the first zone; and h) drying the potato slices in a third drying microwave zone 424. |
