The present invention relates to a novel rotating cake pan device designed to allow a user to place a cake or other dessert on the rotating platform, and then rotating the dessert during decorating. The device comprises a bottom base component positioned on a rotating turntable component. A detachable drainage reservoir drip-pan and a detachable cooling rack are all placed on top of the bottom base component. The bottom base component comprises four rubber plugs and a non-skid bottom which secures the bottom base component to the rotating turntable component during use. Thus, during decoration, any glaze or icing will drip off the cake and into the drip-pan, where it can be drizzled back onto the item or poured back into a storage container.

A system for the automated coating of baked good with a water based icing is provided. In particular, a system for the automated movement of icing and controls of variables such as temperature, moisture, and/or flow rate of the icing is provided to maintain the characteristics of the icing for extended periods of operation of an associated coating system.

A system for dispensing toppings onto a topping vehicle may include a hopper platform, hoppers, a retaining plate, a blade, and a hopper-advancing pin. The hoppers each include a hopper bracket slidably engaging the hopper platform. The blade is mounted on the retaining plate and may reciprocate relative to the retaining plate. The hopper-advancing pin is movable relative to the hoppers between deployed and stowed positions. The hopper-advancing pin may engage one of the hopper brackets in the deployed position such that movement of the retaining plate between retracted and extended positions causes movement of the hopper bracket and a respective hopper along a length of the hopper platform. The hopper-advancing pin may be disengaged from the hopper brackets in the deployed stowed position to allow movement of the retaining plate between the retracted and extended positions without causing movement of the hopper brackets.

Disclosed are U-shaped burger bread and a manufacturing method for U-shaped burger bread. The U-shaped burger bread is characterized in that a receiving space is formed by an outside of the bread and three sides consisting of inner upper, rear, and lower surfaces, the receiving space is elongated in a longitudinal and one side thereof is opened, and contents of the burger such as meat, vegetables, and sauces are received into the receiving space with the opened one side, so that the contents are stably received into the bread in which the U shape is fixed and maintained and the contents are not in disorder when eating, the taste is maintained, and it is easy to be taken with one hand. The manufacturing method for the U-shaped burger bread is characterized in that the paste is secondarily fermented, aged, formed and baked in the reverse U-shaped molding frame to be fixed as the U-shaped bread.

A system and method is provided for dispensing a substance into one of multiple patterns. The system includes a container to hold a substance and a pump in flow communication with the substance. The pump directs the substance from the container to a housing. The housing includes a first removable component with first openings that define a first pattern. The first removable component is in flow communication with the pump. The first removable component is replaceable with a second removable component defining second openings that define a second pattern different from the first pattern. The pump directs the substance through the first openings such that the substance forms a first pattern on a surface positioned proximate to the housing that is based on the first pattern of the first removable component.

A system and method for positioning a food product with respect to a print head for printing on a surface thereof. The system is incorporated into a printer. The system has a movable support surface for supporting the food product thereon, the support surface being vertically and horizontally moveable with respect to the print head. A sensor is provided for detecting a position of a surface of the food product positioned on the moveable support surface with respect to the print head. The sensor provides a signal to the printer indicative of a position of the surface of the food product and wherein the moveable support surface is adjustable in response thereto. The sensor is a position sensor configured to detect the position of a top surface of the food product.

A food extrusion temperature controllable device based on material and environment properties comprises a connecting seat and a temperature controllable device disposed on the connecting seat connecting with a feeding cylinder and a pastry extrusion head. The temperature controllable device comprises a temperature controllable element, a temperature sensor and a thermal insulation jacket. The temperature sensor senses a temperature of a food in the connecting seat, and the temperature controllable element is capable of receiving a temperature controllable command from a controller to adjust the temperature of the food in the connecting seat by heating or cooling. The thermal insulation jacket covers the connecting seat to maintain the temperature. A material removal element is disposed on an inner surface of a chamber of the connecting seat to spray a fluid of liquid and gas sequentially toward a pastry tip of the pastry extrusion head.

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 crafting apparatus that performs work on a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece includes, for example, an edible foodstuff material. In an embodiment, the edible foodstuff material includes nutritional value and is consumable by, for example, human beings, animals or the like.

An ink maintenance system for a printer comprising a first tray having a base and a plurality of side walls, the first tray having a first length and an open top along the length and a second tray having a base and a plurality of side walls, the second tray having a second length and an open top along its length. The system also includes a fan and a filter. To use the system, a print head is positioned in a standby or cleaning position within the printer and ink is ejected from one or more print nozzles into an ink maintenance system within the printer such that the ejected ink is collected in at least one of a catch tray or a filter of the ink maintenance system. The system is then removable from the printer for cleaning.