Compressing and unifying food in aluminum foil molds
OwnerPaul W. Garboinventor
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Abstract
An aluminum foil mold is placed in a rigid back-up mold with a cavity matching the contour of the foil mold. Fluid food deposited in the foil mold is compressed therein by a mold top that is pressed down against the back-up mold. Heat applied to the back-up mold and mold top flows to the foil mold and fluid food therein to effect baking under pressure. Thus, a unified food product is formed in the foil mold that can protect the food product against handling damage until it is eaten. A foil mold of novel design is used to form a food product shaped like an upside-down pizza shell.
Claims10
The method of compressing and baking cooked pieces of pasta admixed with a binding agent under pressure in a preformed, aluminum foil mold to form an edible, unified product, which comprises placing said foil mold in a back-up mold with a cavity shaped for nesting said foil mold therein, depositing said cooked pieces of pasta in said foil mold before or after placing said foil mold in said back-up mold pressing a mold top down against said back-up mold, heating said back-up mold and mold top to bake said cooked pieces of pasta under pressure for a period selected to convert said cooked pieces of pasta into said unified product, lifting the mold top, and removing said foil mold with said unified product therein from said back-up mold.
The method of compressing and baking fluid food under pressure in a preformed, aluminum foil mold to form an edible, unified product, which comprises placing said foil mold in a mold cavity shaped for nesting said foil mold therein, said mold cavity being provided by a-fixed mold ring and a mold bottom reciprocable in said fixed mold ring, depositing said fluid food in said foil mold before or after placing said foil mold in said mold cavity, pressing a mold top down against said fixed mold ring, heating said mold bottom and mold top to bake said fluid food under pressure for a period selected to convert said fluid food into said unified product, lifting the mold top, and pushing said mold bottom up to eject said foil mold with said unified product therein from said mold cavity.
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