Steam peeling or cooking apparatus

A steam peeling apparatus for plant products such as potatoes, carrots, celery, red beets, Swedish turnips, apples and the like, comprising:

• a substantially cylindrical peeling vessel having a product opening at one end closable by a closure mounted for movement within the vessel and a liquid discharge outlet at the other end;
• means mounting the vessel for only tilting movement around a horizontal axis from a normally operating longitudinally inclined position wherein the one end is above the other end to a discharge position wherein the other end is above the one end;
• a partition disposed in the vessel at said other end perpendicular to the longitudinal axis thereof and spaced from the liquid discharge outlet, wherein the partition is configured, when the vessel is in the normally operating position, to prevent passage of product to be peeled while allowing condensate to pass therethrough to form a condensate collection space thereunder such that the product to be peeled does not lie in the condensate during the application of steam;
• steam supply and discharge means comprising an access opening in the vessel disposed above the product level when the vessel is in the normally operating position, a first steam line disposed colinearly with the horizontal tilting axis and a second line connecting the first line to the access opening;
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• at least one stirring arm disposed above the partition and axially along the wall of the vessel and means for rotating same about the longitudinal axis of the vessel when the vessel is in the normally operating position.