A system having a base, a cavity, and a forming plate forms an edible bowl. The base may include a top portion and a bottom portion. The cavity located at the top portion of the base is configured to receive a portion of an edible food dough. The cavity may have a shape of a tapered bowl. The forming plate engages with the cavity to form a bowl-shaped edible food dough. The dough retains its bowl shape during and after baking and freezing without the presence of a male mold element.

The invention relates to a winding machine for dough, in particular for winding dough strips, and to a method for winding dough using such a machine, wherein the winding machine comprises: a main body; a control unit; a roller which is rotatably mounted on the main body about a rotational axis, wherein dough strips can be wound onto the roller when the winding machine is in use; a motor for rotationally driving the roller; and a pressing device for pressing dough, which is rolled up on the roller, against the roller.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a dough base, particularly for a dough base, which is a pie or a pizza dough. The claimed process comprises a step, wherein the pressing surface is vibrating with an ultrasonic frequency during the pressing step.

A method is provided for producing crimped edge tart bases in a pastry portion processing machine for the production of crimped edge tart bases. The processing machine has a control device and at least one processing module. The processing module has at least one press, at least one crimping station including a horizontal turntable and at least one crimper mobile in a crimping zone fixed relative to the turntable and first, second and third transfer means. The method includes carrying out steps under the control of the control device after the transfer of each pastry portion into the press by means of the first transfer means. The press forms a tart base with a circular edge by pressing the pastry portion in the press. The tart base is transferred from the press onto the turntable by means of the second transfer means, then coordinated control of the crimper and the rotation of the turntable to obtain a succession of overlapping crimps by successively crimping the section of the edge of the tart base located in the crimping zone and projecting from the turntable over all of the circumference of the edge of the tart base. The crimped edge tart base is evacuating by means of the third transfer means.

A printhead for a 3D printer includes two large walls and two small walls that define between them a right-angled parallelepipedal cavity. Each small wall is produced from an electrically non-conductive material, and each large wall includes a central wall and two lateral walls on either side of the central wall. Each lateral wall is produced from electrically non-conductive material. The two central walls: face each other, are produced from an electrically conductive material, and are electrically connected to an electricity generator that generates an alternating current and an electrical potential difference between them.

A printhead for a 3D printer includes two large walls and two small walls that define between them a right-angled parallelepipedal cavity. Each small wall is produced from an electrically non-conductive material, and each large wall includes a central wall and two lateral walls on either side of the central wall. Each lateral wall is produced from electrically non-conductive material. The two central walls: face each other, are produced from an electrically conductive material, and are electrically connected to an electricity generator that generates an alternating current and an electrical potential difference between them.

The present technology is to be used in used in pizzerias and other food restaurants to fully substitute manual labor in food processing. The present technology utilizes a modular principle for flexibility. It allows tuning the machine to (1) different dishes like pizza, chicken wings or hamburgers (2) different sizes and shapes of the room and (3) different orders capacity. The machine utilizes autonomous driving robots with autopilot for food logistics between ingredient stations and for the refilling of the stations with ingredients. Autonomous autopilot robot allows to precisely position the food to cook, e.g. pizza, with the ingredient station for precisely topping or other food processing. Precise interposition allows deep food customization by a client with the possibility of making drawings on food using ingredients. The matrix modular structure of the machine allows parallel orders execution. It is extremely beneficial in peak hours.

A machine for stretching pizza dough, comprising a rotating tray configured to carry a plate with the pizza dough; a roller housing located above the rotating tray, said roller housing is coupled to rollers, wherein the rollers roll when being in physical contact with the pizza dough; a first actuator for rotating the rotating tray respective to the roller housing; a second actuator for adjusting a vertical distance between the roller housing and the rotating tray; a management system for controlling the operation of the first actuator and the second actuator according to a dough stretching plan.

A method of manufacturing a layered pizza dough product with great extensibility includes forming a fresh high gluten dough, mixing the fresh high gluten dough with a rework dough to form a combination dough, sheeting the combination dough to form a sheeted dough, and lapping the sheeted dough to form a layered pizza dough. A system for manufacturing includes fresh and rework dough dispensers, a controller, a mixer for combining the fresh and rework doughs, an extruder and a lapper. A layered pizza dough product with great extensibility comprises eight to thirty layers of a high gluten pizza dough, wherein the high gluten pizza dough comprises up to about 40% rework dough by weight.

Provided is a food forming apparatus. The food forming apparatus includes a power unit, a first transmission mechanism, a second transmission mechanism, a first forming mold assembly and a second forming mold assembly. The first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism are respectively connected to the power unit. The first forming mold assembly and the second forming mold assembly are respectively connected to the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism to perform rotational motions and linear motions. The first forming mold assembly and the second forming mold assembly are respectively driven by the first transmission mechanism and the second transmission mechanism to simultaneously perform reverse linear motions and reverse rotational motions.