发明名称 |
Process for producing kettle-style potato chips |
摘要 |
Potato chips having hardbite texture and flavor characteristics of kettle-fried potato chips are produced in an apparatus comprising a fry kettle with cooking oil circulation and heat transfer means. Production efficiency is greatly increased over conventional batch preparation of kettle-style chips; batch size is significantly increased and total fry time is advantageously decreased. In certain embodiments the batchwise preparation process includes the step of selecting texture-setting potato slice dehydration rate conditions for at least a segment of the frying time, which ends before the moisture content of the slices is reduced to about 45% by weight or less. Selecting appropriate dehydration rate conditions enables the production of potato chips of a variety of textural characteristics over varying cooking oil time/temperature profiles. After introducing a batch of potato slices into a kettle of frying oil, the potato slices are fried during the texture-setting time segment while controlling the frying to achieve the selected dehydration rate conditions. After the texture-setting time segment, the moisture content of the slices is further reduced by continuing to fry the slices in the oil to achieve a moisture content in the slices of about 2% by weight or less. Temperature may be controlled via a programmable control system.
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申请公布号 |
US5643626(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1997.07.01 |
申请号 |
US19920821311 |
申请日期 |
1992.01.13 |
申请人 |
RECOT, INC. |
发明人 |
HENSON, WILLIAM DOUGLAS;SLOVAK, WILLIAM ROMAN;DALSON, CONSTANTINE TRIFON;SLAY, BRENDA DEE |
分类号 |
A23L1/01;A23L1/217;(IPC1-7):A23L1/217 |
主分类号 |
A23L1/01 |
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