Method for severing dough portions from a dough mass

A method for severing a dough portion from a dough mass by a dough portioning device having a container as well as a first portioning roller having a plurality of severing edges and a second portioning roller having a plurality of severing edges, wherein a depression is respectively provided between two severing edges, and wherein the method comprises:

• rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a receiving position, in which a first severing edge of the first portioning roller and a second severing edge of the second portioning roller are separated by a receiving distance;
• receiving a part of the dough mass in two depressions of the first and second portioning rollers facing the container;
• rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a waiting position, in which the first severing edge of the first portioning roller and the second severing edge of the second portioning roller are separated by a waiting distance;
• decreasing rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers, waiting for a waiting time to elapse;
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• increasing the rotational speeds of the first and second portioning rollers and rotating the first and second portioning rollers into a severing position, in which the first severing edge of the first portioning roller and the second severing edge of the second portioning roller are separated by a severing distance;
• wherein the receiving distance is larger than the waiting distance and the waiting distance is larger than the severing distance.