Process of making and cooking french fried potatoes
OwnerAvron Ritchinventor
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Abstract
Microwavable french fries are prepared by with at least one step in which potato strips are treated in a hot water solution containing starch to form a starch layer in the top surface layer of the potato strips, and by subsequent frying and freezing. A box for cooking the microwave french fries includes top, bottom and side panels that have at least one susceptor board substantially covering them. Prepared potato strips are oriented in the box during packing to be parallel and the box opened and the strips spread across the top, bottom and side panels for exposure to microwave radiation. Indicia on the box instruct the method of microwave cooking.
Claims9
A method for the preparation of microwavable french fried potatoes from potato strips, the potato strips having a top surface layer, the method comprising the steps of:
- treating the potato strips in a hot water solution containing starch to form a starch layer in the top surface layer of the potato strips;
- parfrying the potato strips a first time in hot oil;
- freezing the potato strips for a first time;
- processing the potato strips no more than so that after processing, the potato strips contain at least 60% by weight of water;
- and
- storing the potato strips.
A method for the preparation of microwavable french fried potatoes from potato strips, the potato strips having a top surface layer, the method consisting of the steps of:
- blanching the potato strips in hot water one or more times;
- treating the potato strips in a hot water solution containing starch to form a starch layer in the top surface layer of the potato strips;
- parfrying the potato strips;
- processing the potato strips no more than so that after processing, the potato strips contain at least 60% by weight of water;
- and
- subsequently freezing them one or more times.
A method of cooking potato strips using a box having a top panel, side panel and a bottom panel joined side by side, the potato strips being initially enclosed at least on three sides by the top panel, the side panel and the bottom panel, the method comprising the steps of:
- opening the box with the top panel, the side panel and the bottom panel lying flat;
- spreading the potato strips on the top panel, the side panel and the bottom panel;
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- exposing the potato strips to microwave energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.