Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electrical infrared-style broiler sized to be portable, safe, and occupy minimal space, while still providing an additional cooking surface area for use as an electric griddle. The electric griddle is heated from below by way of an electrical heating tube and the grilling surface is heating from above via an infrared heating plate.
Abstract:
Neoplastic tissue, viral and bacterial infections, and other physiological disorders and conditions are treated by irradiation of the host with electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that is differentially absorbed by the offending tissue or cells. Radiation with differential absorption is also used in the sterilization of articles and packing made from synthetic polymers and for the treatment of food stuffs.
Abstract:
A cooking apparatus and method, particularly for baked goods foodstuffs such as pizza and the like, in which a foodstuff conveyor extends through a cooking zone defined within a housing. The cooking zone is heated by heat sources emitting infrared radiation and convectively heating air. More uniform cooking is accomplished by tempering the effect of the heat sources by interrupting reflection of infrared radiation and agitating air.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for calibration of conditioning systems through selected biomaterials and/or sensing unit where the variability of the conditioning system is identified and compensated in subsequent conditioning session to improve the conditioning system impact and consistency on the nutritional substance desired result.
Abstract:
Neoplastic tissue, viral and bacterial infections, and other physiological disorders and conditions are treated by irradiation of the host with electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that is differentially absorbed by the offending tissue or cells. Radiation with differential absorption is also used in the sterilization of articles and packing made from synthetic polymers and for the treatment of food stuffs.
Abstract:
A method of infrared heat-processing of nuts (e.g., almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts and mixtures thereof) in order to reduce the microorganism level thereof is provided wherein the nuts are sequentially moisturized by application of water and then subjected to infrared radiation, preferably through a series of treatment cycles. Nut treatment apparatus (10) includes opposed banks of infrared heaters (38,40), with plural water application stations (48,50,52) along the length of the heater banks (38,40).
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of sterilizing and dewatering food in a shortened length of time, still permitting the processed food to remain an elongated length of time in good taste. The inner pressure of an insulated dryer is raised by feeding nitrogen gas after evacuating the insulating dryer, and at the same time, pieces of food are exposed to an ethanol spray, so that the oxygen gas remaining in the tissue of the food may be replaced by nitrogen gas to prevent oxidization of the food. At the same time, ethanol penetrates the food well for sterilization. Next, the inner pressure of the insulating dryer is reduced by removing nitrogen gas therefrom, and the pieces of food are exposed to the far-infrared radiation to be heated, thus preventing evaporation of water from the pieces of food to prevent their temperature from being lowered, and expediting removal of water in the surrounding low-pressure atmosphere to provide semi-dried products. The sterilization-and-water removal has the effect of extending the preservation period of dried food. Also advantageously, the dewatering of food at a low temperature has the effect of substantially preventing the discoloring and deteriorating of the dried food, permitting long-lasting good taste.
Abstract:
A method for the continuous heating of the contents of sealed containers (e.g. metal cans or glass bottles) of carbonated beverages (e.g. beer and soft drinks) comprising conveying the sealed containers on (a) an endless perforate belt or (b) a vibratory conveyor deck over an elongated dry heat source so that the temperature of the beverage is increased while permitting the head space to remain relatively cool. An apparatus for performing that method including heat sources of the infrared heat-radiating type or of the open flame type. The method and apparatus are especially useful (a) to minimize condensation on the exterior of freshly-filled cold beverages and (b) for the rapid heating of beer to pasteurizing temperatures.