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US 8,076,614 B2Granted
Multi-stage cooking system using radiant, convection, and magnetic induction heating, and having a compressed air heat guide
AssigneeNieco Corporation
InventorsEdward D. Baker, Matthew J. Baker, Patrick D. Baker, Mohsen Sarfehjoo, Erik Magner
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Abstract
A cooking system for cooking foods using a combination of magnetic induction, convection and radiant heat, including a magnetic induction stage proximate the inlet end of a cooking chamber in which food is cooked by convention and radiant heating. A conveyor system, either continuous or configured in stages, passes food from the magnetic induction heating stage to and through the radiant and convention heating stages.
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A cooking system that combines stages of magnetic induction, convection, and radiant heating, comprising:
- a housing defining a cooking chamber and having an inlet for feeding food product into said cooking chamber, and an outlet for discharging cooked food product from said cooking chamber;
- a conveyor apparatus for conveying food product from said inlet to said outlet;
- an array of heating elements disposed in said cooking chamber between said inlet and said outlet;
- a magnetic induction heating stage positioned proximate said inlet;
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- a pressurized air injection system having air outlets disposed proximate said inlet in said cooking chamber for providing a bank of forced air over the food product during an initial thaw stage of the cooking process,
- wherein said magnetic induction stage and said convection and radiant heating stages are spatially separated and are provided sequentially as food product moves from said inlet to said outlet.
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