Method and installation for the preparation of meals and/or meal components
AssigneeHot Cuisine Technologies, naamloze vennootschap
InventorJean Achille Celine Eugene Van Milders
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Abstract
A method for the preparation of meals and/or meal components is provided. The method includes the steps of storing base products in spaces provided therefor, pre-treating the base products, packing and vacuum drawing the obtained products, vacuum boiling the packed products, and storing the boiled products in a refrigerated storage room. The steps are realized substantially in this order. An apparatus for the preparation of meals and/or meal component according to this method is also provided.
Claims13
A method for the preparation of meals and/or meal components, comprising the sequential steps of:
- storing base products in spaces provided therefor;
- pre-treating the base products;
- packing and vacuum drawing the obtained products;
- vacuum boiling the packed products;
- and refrigerating and storing the boiled products in a refrigerated storage room, wherein at least a number of the products are subjected to at least one intermediate refrigeration in addition to the refrigeration of the boiled products and wherein the at least one intermediate refrigeration is at a temperature of 1 to 3.degree. C.
A method for the preparation of meals and/or meal components, comprising the sequential steps of:
- storing base products in spaces provided therefor;
- pre-treating the base products;
- packing and vacuum drawing the obtained products;
- vacuum boiling the packed products;
- and storing the boiled products in a refrigerated storage room, wherein the pre-treatment of the base products is carried out in two separate zones including a cold zone where the base products are treated cold and a warm zone where a number of treatments are effected at a relatively higher temperature and wherein at least one zone is air-conditioned and overpressured such that a temperature of approximately 12.degree. C. and an overpressure are maintained.
An apparatus for the preparation of meals and/or meal components comprising:
- a storage zone;
- a pre-treatment zone;
- a packing and vacuum drawing zone;
- a boiling zone;
- and an end storage zone for finished products, wherein at least the pre-treatment zone, the packing and vacuum drawing zone and the boiling zone are separate zones arranged to be individually conditioned and each of the zones is successively arranged to communicate with the preceding zone such that the individual conditioning is maintained.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.