An adjustable smoothing device is provided for smoothing and decorating a food item. The smoothing device includes a base plate, a supporting plate, a leveling unit, a block unit and a mounting plate. The supporting plate includes an elongated member. The leveling unit includes a ridge portion, a vertical member, a height adjustable leveling member and a level tightening means. The block unit is coupled to the elongated member and includes a groove portion. The block unit is connected to the leveling unit to form a smoothing assembly. The smoothing assembly and the elongated member are adaptable to rotate around the mounting plate along an axis of the base plate thereby enabling the vertical member and the height adjustable leveling member to smooth the food item positioned at the mounting plate.

An adjustable smoothing device is provided for smoothing and decorating a food item. The smoothing device includes a base plate, a supporting plate, a leveling unit, a block unit and a mounting plate. The supporting plate includes an elongated member. The leveling unit includes a ridge portion, a vertical member, a height adjustable leveling member and a level tightening means. The block unit is coupled to the elongated member and includes a groove portion. The block unit is connected to the leveling unit to form a smoothing assembly. The smoothing assembly and the elongated member are adaptable to rotate around the mounting plate along an axis of the base plate thereby enabling the vertical member and the height adjustable leveling member to smooth the food item positioned at the mounting plate.

A food imprinting system including at least one imprint block, and a mounting plate having at least one opening dimensioned for receiving at least a forward portion including a printing face of the imprint block, wherein the imprint block and the mounting plate are mounted within an imprinting assembly.

A food imprinting system including at least one imprint block, and a mounting plate having at least one opening dimensioned for receiving at least a forward portion including a printing face of the imprint block, wherein the imprint block and the mounting plate are mounted within an imprinting assembly.

An automatic food preparation line for automatically preparing bread products for making sandwiches or burgers comprises an automatic bread product handling system containing a plurality of different types of bread products, an automatic toaster appliance for toasting the bread products, an automatic packaging system for automatically dispensing both box and wrapping paper packaging, an automatic sauce dispensing system for dispensing a plurality of different sauces onto the bread product, an automatic non-sauce condiment dispensing system for dispensing one or more different condiments onto the bread product, and an automatic conveyor system for conveying the bread product between the various systems. The entire automatic food preparation line is under the control of a suitable computer, such as, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC), and a patron may select the type of bread product, the type of sauce, and the type of non-sauce condiment by inputting such selections into a user interface (UI) located at a point-of-sale (POS) location.

A method for the production of a food item having a filling includes conveying a food item to a first filling station. The filling station has a first rotating stencil with a first plurality of filling discharge ports. At least one first filling segment is formed by discharging filling, through the discharge ports, onto the food item. The food item is conveyed to a second filling station. The second filling station has a second rotating stencil with a second plurality of filling discharge ports. At least one additional filling segment is formed by discharging filling, through the second plurality discharge ports, onto the food item wherein the at least one additional filling segment is disposed on the food item adjacent to the at least one first filling segment.

A cake icing implement is disclosed for simultaneously smoothing icing on a top surface and a side surface of a cake. The cake icing implement may include a top smoother connected to a side smoother and configured to move with respect to the side smoother. The top smoother may be adapted to smooth the top surface of the cake. The side smoother may be adapted to smooth the side surface of the cake up to the top surface.

A dough dividing system includes a hopper for receiving dough constituent including a hopper inlet and a hopper outlet, a divider assembly including a divider block including a divider block cavity, and a first actuator, and a receptacle including a receptacle inlet. The first actuator moves the divider block to align the divider block cavity with the hopper outlet, the dough constituent enters the divider block cavity when the divider block cavity is aligned with the hopper outlet, the divider block moves to shear a dough form from the dough constituent, and the divider block moves the dough form over the receptacle inlet such that the dough form can empty from the divider block cavity.

Systems and methods of bun handling include a cassette with opposed side walls. The cassette includes a front wall, an open rear face opposite the front wall, and a floor between the opposed side walls. A cover extends between the opposed side walls above the floor. The cover is movable relative to the opposed side walls and the floor. A slot is defined through the floor from the open rear face in a direction towards the front wall.

Systems and methods of bun handling include a cassette with opposed side walls. The cassette includes a front wall, an open rear face opposite the front wall, and a floor between the opposed side walls. A cover extends between the opposed side walls above the floor. The cover is movable relative to the opposed side walls and the floor. A slot is defined through the floor from the open rear face in a direction towards the front wall.