METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOOD PRODUCTS FOR FURTHERPROCESSING

摘要

In a method of preparing soft or sticky food products for further processing , the food products are heated from below for setting a surface layer of the food products which forms a crust holding and supportin g the food products during further processing. An apparatus for performing this method comprises a belt conveyor having a conveyor belt for conveying the soft or sticky food products along a path upstream of the further processing, and heating element positioned below and on both sides of the conveyor belt in the path upstream of the further processing. The heating elements heat the soft or sticky food produc ts on the conveyor belt from below and laterally for forming a crust which is able to hold and support the food products during the further processing.