Structure of a Machine for Cooking Snacks in a Salt Bath

A structure of a machine for cooking snacks in a salt bath, comprising:

• a load-bearing frame;
• a mixing drum, comprising a tubular body extending along a main axis, an inlet mouth, an outlet mouth and a feed screw, inside said tubular body extending between said inlet mouth and said outlet mouth, said feed screw being configured to force a plurality of elements placed inside said tubular body to advance from said inlet mouth towards said outlet mouth;
• a containment jacket, which is configured to enclose said mixing drum and is integral with it;
• a recirculation gap defined between said mixing drum and said containment jacket;
• a sieving zone defined within said containment jacket for separating said elements, inside said tubular body, from a bath of granular material in which said elements are immersed;
• heating means configured to heat said bath of granular material;
• motor drive means for continuously rotating said containment jacket and said mixing drum integral with it;
• said mixing drum, said containment jacket and said recirculation gap being coaxial with respect to said main axis,
• at said inlet mouth being present transfer means configured to move said granular material from said recirculation gap into said mixing drum,
• characterised in that said main axis (X) is tilted with respect to a reference horizontal plane, with said outlet mouth which is placed at a height above the ground which is greater than a corresponding height above the ground of said inlet mouth.