METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING COMPOSITE FOODS

摘要

A composite food product is produced by supplying a food ingredient through a supply tube (82) extending through an injection tube (80) and into a fill pipe (78) and a fill tube (28). An elongated tubular member can be formed around the fill tube (28) from a strip (20) of flexible material, with top and bottom seals being formed by a forming station (36). The injection tube (80) can extend at an angle to the fill pipe (78) such that the supply tube (82) formed of stainless steel is generally linearly straight. The fill pipe (78) includes seal flanges (78a, 78b) allowing its removal from the food material supply tubing (68) and the fill tube (28) to allow conventional cleaning of the remaining components of the apparatus (10).