STIRRING-TYPE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TEA

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stirring-type heating device manufacturing a large amount of green tea having both of advantages of pan-roasted tea and natural leaf tea in view of recent trend toward the pan-roasted tea: and to provide a method for manufacturing tea. SOLUTION: The stirring-type heating device is provided with a tea leaf treatment device comprising: a fixed cylinder the lower part of which has a semi circular shape and the upper part of which is open; a rotary axis laterally bridged to the fixed cylinder; a stirring hand pivoted to the rotary axis; a heating means heating the lower part of the fixed cylinder from outside; a blasting means blasting air into the fixed cylinder; a temperature detecting means of the fixed cylinder; and a temperature controlling means making the temperature of the fixed cylinder to a desired one. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI