A food processing apparatus
AssigneeDonaghy Engineering Ltd
InventorStephen DONAGHY
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Abstract
A food processing apparatus for the cutting of foodstuff comprising a first cutter having a cross/sectional shape defining a first maximal external diameter and a first minimal internal diameter about a first central axis. A second cutter having a cross-sectional shape defining a second maximal external diameter and a second minimal internal diameter about a second central axis is also provided. The second maximal external diameter of the second cutter is greater than or equal to the first minimal internal diameter of the first cutter. In use, the foodstuff is cut by the second cutter before being cut by the first cutter, or alternatively the first cutter may make the first cut with the second cutter making a second subsequent cut.
Claims18
A food processing apparatus for the cutting of foodstuff comprising:
- a first cutting means having a cross-sectional shape defining a first maximal external diameter and a first minimal internal diameter about a first central axis;
- a second cutting means having a cross-sectional shape defining a second maximal external diameter and a second minimal internal diameter about a second central axis, the second maximal external diameter of the second cutting means being greater than or equal to the first minimal internal diameter of the first cutting means.
A cutting means for a food processing apparatus, the cutting means comprising a plurality of helical cutting formations formed around a central axis.
A method for processing foodstuff, the method comprising the steps of:
- making an initial cut in the foodstuff using a first or second cutting means forming a preliminary shape in the foodstuff, the preliminary shape having a central axis defined by the central axis of the cutting means used to make the initial cut;
- wherein the preliminary shape is subsequently cut by the one of the first or second cutting means not utilised to form the preliminary shape, the subsequent cut being in a direction such that the central axis of the preliminary shape aligns with the central axis of the cutting means making the subsequent cut during the cutting operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.