Device for treating elongate food products with a conditioned airflow

Device for treating elongate food products in a process space using a conditioned airflow, comprising:

• a housing bounding the process space, with a feed opening arranged in the housing and a discharge opening arranged in the housing for respectively carrying elongate food products into the process space and discharging thereof from the process space,
• transport means for displacing the elongate food products through the process space,
• blowing means for generating an airflow in the process space;
• conditioning means for conditioning the airflow,
• wherein the feed opening and the discharge opening are arranged in opposite and substantially horizontally spaced-apart sides of the housing;
• wherein the conditioning means comprise at least one heating element through which the airflow is carried and which is disposed in the process space such that the airflow is distributed thereby,
• wherein the heating element is provided with a plurality of passage openings for passage of the airflow;
• and
• wherein the conditioning means are also provided with means for regulating the air humidity of the airflow to a higher or lower air humidity.