APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING BREADED FOOD PRODUCTS AND PRODUCT THEREBY

摘要

Breaded food products are prepared by adhering an edible dust to the surface of a food product, exposing the edible dust to sufficient stream to adhere the steamed dust to breading, and then adhering breading to the steamed dust. This invention also encompasses an apparatus for exposing the edible dust on the surface of a food product to steam. The apparatus has a motor-driven conveyor (36) that transports food product through a housing (26) and steam manifold device (58, 60) for releasing steam in the housing. The exposure of the dusted food product to steam may be controlled by adjusting the speed of the conveyor or the pressure of the steam in the manifold. Breaded food products prepared in this manner, including for example breaded chicken, are also encompassed by this invention.