Appliance and method for cooking potato chips
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsWEN SUN, YUN CHEN
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Abstract
A cooking appliance and method for cooking potato chips are provided. The appliance has a humidity control system, an air flow generation system and a heating system. The cooking process has a relatively low temperature and high humidity cooking cycle, a low humidity dehydration process and a relatively high temperature low humidity browning process. These three cycles enable good crisp crust formation for fresh non-frozen chips which are cooked using an air/steam based cooking process rather than a deep fat frying process.
Claims15
A cooking appliance for cooking potato chips, comprising:
- a chamber for receiving raw potato chips;
- a humidity control system;
- an air flow generation system;
- a heating system;
- and
- a controller for controlling the humidity control system, the air flow generation system, and the heating system,
- wherein the controller is adapted to implement a cooking process which comprises:
- a cooking cycle at a first temperature in a first temperature range which is above 100 degrees Celsius and in a cooking environment at a first controlled humidity such that the potatoes are cooked through to their centers;
- a dehydration process at a second temperature in a second temperature range, wherein the dehydration process is carried out in air at a second humidity below the first controlled humidity with an air flow;
- and
- a browning process at a third temperature in a third temperature range, wherein the third temperature is higher than the first and second temperatures, wherein the browning process is carried out in air at a third humidity also below the first controlled humidity and with an air flow.
A method of cooking potato chips, comprising:
- cooking raw potato chips at a first temperature in a first temperature range which is above 100 degrees Celsius and in a cooking environment at a first controlled humidity such that the potatoes are cooked through to their centers;
- performing a dehydration process at a second temperature in a second temperature range, and the dehydration process is carried out in air at a second humidity below the first controlled humidity and with an air flow;
- and
- browning the chips at a third temperature in a third temperature range, wherein the third temperature is higher than the first and second temperatures, and the browning process is carried out in air at a third humidity also below the first controlled humidity and with an air flow.
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