Fryer with automatic coating of fat
AssigneeSeb S.A.
InventorsJean-Marc Payen, Jean-Claude Bizard
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Abstract
A dry cooking fryer (1) comprising a main body (2) receiving food items that are to be fried, and a stirrer (6) automatically coats the items with a film of fat by mixing the food items with fat. The coated food items are cooked within the fryer without immersion in a cooking fluid.
Claims37
A dry fryer, comprising:
- a main body configured to surround food to be fried,
- a coating device mounted within said main body for automatically coating said food with a film of fat by mingling said food with fat, and
- a main heater mounted on the main body and arranged to generate a flow of heat orientated so as to strike substantially directly at least a portion of said food, said main heater by itself providing at least most of the contribution of heat for cooking said food and being distinct from the coating device,
- wherein the coating device comprises
- a receiver comprising a receptacle which is non-perforated, at least in an interface zone with the food and the fat, in order to avoid leakage of fat from the receptacle, and
- a stirrer for stirring food contained in the receptacle, the receptacle and the stirrer being arranged to be moved relative to each other to stir and coat the food with a film of fat.
A dry fryer comprising a main body configured to surround food to be fried and, mounted within said main body, a coating device for automatically coating said food with a film of fat by mingling said food with fat, said coating device comprising
- a receiver which is removably mounted on the main body and configured to contain both food and fat, the food being mingled with the fat inside said receiver, the receiver comprising a receptacle which is non-perforated, at least in an interface zone with the food and the fat, in order to avoid leakage of fat from the receptacle, and
- a stirrer for stirring food contained in the receptacle, the receptacle and the stirrer being arranged to be moved relative to each other to stir and coat the food with a film of fat.
A dry fryer comprising a main body configured to surround food to be fried;
- a coating device mounted within the main body for automatically coating said food with a film of fat by mingling the food with fat, the coating device comprising a receiver which is mounted on the main body and configured to contain both food and fat, the food being mingled with the fat inside the receiver;
- and a holder for fat, dimensioned to contain about 30 grams of fat;
- wherein the receiver comprises a receptacle which is non-perforated, at least in an interface zone with the food and the fat, in order to avoid leakage of fat from the receptacle, and wherein the coating device further comprises a stirrer for stirring food contained in the receptacle, the receptacle and the stirrer being arranged to be moved relative to each other to stir and coat the food with a film of fat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.