Continuous food cooker

• Main Authors: SAUNDERS CRAIG M, SIMEON JAYSON C, KALMAN JEFFREY, VITANTONIO MARC L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.08.2011
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; BAKERS' OVENS; BAKING; COFFEE MILLS; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; EDIBLE DOUGHS; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FURNITURE; HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH; HUMAN NECESSITIES; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR BAKING; MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates to a portable household food cooker capable of receiving a food mixture and producing food items in a continuous fashion. The continuous food cooker generally includes a housing and a hopper. The hopper is disposed above the housing for receiving the food mixture and for dispensing the food mixture into the cooker. The continuous food cooker also includes a hot roller assembly for forming and cooking the food mixture, a hot roller drive assembly operatively attached to at least one roller, and a cutter for cutting the produced food item at a desired length. The hot roller assembly includes at least one rotatable roller and at least one heating element for heating the at least one roller. The at least one roller and the at least one heating element are disposed internally to the housing.