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US 2006/0233929 A1Published application
Dough proofer with chill and retard functions and related methods
OwnerJoseph Sanders, Walter Boryca +1inventors
InventorsJoseph Sanders, Walter Boryca, Jackson Miles
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Abstract
A dough proofing cabinet includes both a heating capability and a cooling capability. The device may be operated to provide a proof/chill/retard cycle for dough.
Claims23
A dough proofing apparatus, comprising:
- a chamber for holding dough;
- a door for accessing the chamber;
- at least one blower located for causing airflow from the chamber and along at least one flow path;
- a heater;
- a cooling system;
- a controller operatively connected with each of the blower, the heater and the cooling system to carry out the following steps:
- (a) operate the apparatus in a refrigeration mode;
- (b) subsequent to the refrigeration mode, operate the apparatus in a proofing mode;
- (c) subsequent to the proofing mode, operate the apparatus in a chilling mode;
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- (d) subsequent to the chilling mode, operate the apparatus in a retarding mode.
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A dough proofing apparatus, comprising:
- a chamber for holding dough;
- a door for accessing the chamber;
- at least one blower located for causing airflow from the chamber and along at least one flow path;
- a heater;
- a cooling system;
- a controller operatively connected with each of the blower, the heater and the cooling system to carry out the following steps:
- (a) operate the apparatus for dough refrigeration within the chamber;
- (b) subsequent to step (a), operate the apparatus for dough proofing within the chamber;
- (c) subsequent to step (b), operate the apparatus for dough chilling within the chamber;
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- (d) subsequent to step (c), operate the apparatus for dough retarding within the chamber.
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A method for proofing dough, comprising:
- (a) placing unproofed dough in a chamber of a proofing apparatus, the proofing apparatus includes both a heating capability and a cooling capability;
- (b) controlling cabinet temperature so as to keep the unproofed dough cool;
- (c) subsequent to step (b), controlling cabinet temperature so as to allow the unproofed dough to rise, resulting in proofed dough;
- (d) subsequent to step (c), controlling cabinet temperature to chill the proofed dough;
- (e) controlling cabinet temperature so as to limit further rising of the proofed dough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.