A21C15/007

Taco-funnel apparatus and method of use
10433561 · 2019-10-08 ·

A food wrapper filling system for use with edible or non-edible food wrappers. The system includes a funnel device portion and a stand portion. The stand portion is placed over the food wrapper item and the funnel device is inserted into a receiver within the stand. Food ingredients are placed into the funnel device through a throat and opening through the funnel device, and the ingredients are stacked neatly without spillage or mess within the food wrapper. Sizing plates or funnel inserts can be used to limit the amount of space within the funnel device that ingredients may be added into for use with smaller sized food wrappers.

Systems for buttering and toasting bread

One variation of a system for buttering and toasting bread buns includes: a butter stage including: a vessel containing liquefied dairy fat and defining a permeable surface, a pressure supply fluidly coupled to the vessel, and a first paddle assembly configured to catch a bun crown dispensed into the butter stage, to compress a sliced face of the bun crown directly against the permeable surface, and to release the bun crown from the butter stage; and a toast stage including a toasting surface arranged vertically below the permeable surface, a heating element arranged behind the toasting surface, and a second paddle assembly arranged vertically below the first paddle assembly and configured to catch the bun crown released from the first paddle assembly, to compress the sliced face of the bun crown directly against the toasting surface, and to release the bun crown from the toasting surface.

Baking Machine and Winding Device

A baking machine includes a winding device (1) for the continuous production of edible wafer rolls provided on the inside with an edible substance. The winding device has a mandrel (2) with a cylindrical winding wall (6) having an exterior winding surface (7) which is adapted for abutment and for rolling of a warm plastically deformable wafer strip and by dint of which, during operation, heat transfer takes place due to the abutment of the wafer strip. An interior of the cylindrical winding wall (6) defines a substance channel (8) for introducing the edible substance into an interior of the wafer roll, and at least one temperature-control channel (9) for guiding a temperature-control medium therethrough. The temperature-control channel (9) extends from a mounted portion (3) of the mandrel (2) into a projecting portion (4) of the mandrel (2) and back again into the mounted portion (3) of the mandrel (2).

Sandwich Making Utensil
20190254483 · 2019-08-22 ·

A sandwich making utensil includes a bread support for supporting a sandwich bread and two or more clips for holding the sandwich bread in the open configuration while fillings are added to the sandwich bread. In some embodiments, the bread support may be telescoping, foldable, flat, tub-shaped, or any combination of these.

Culinary injection delivery device
11992037 · 2024-05-28 ·

A culinary injection delivery device including a cylindrical housing having an interior volume. The cylindrical housing is opened at both ends. The first opened end has a delivery nozzle attached thereto. The second opened end has a plunger located therein. The plunger is made up of a stick and at least two disks. A first disk located on an end of the stick and a second disk located slightly aft of the first disk. A spring located be the first and second disk is configured to push the first disk forward. The first disk has an extension placed thereon that matches the interior of the delivery nozzle. The spring will push the first disk forward releasing a food product.

Apparatus for stuffing confections

An apparatus for stuffing confection is structured to have a base member and an enclosure connected to the base member and disposed and dimensioned to receive a confection therein. The base member has a plurality of pockets and enables the enclosure to be secured within its dimensions. A cap assembly is structured in a communicating relation with a hollow interior of the enclosure. The removable cap assembly is structured to retain the stuffing material. An injection member has an injection piston movable relative to the cap assembly in a driving relation to the stuffing material. The driving relation of the injection piston with the stuffing material causes the stuffing material to be forced from the cap assembly into the confection retained within the hollow interior of said enclosure. The enclosure has wall members in a surrounding relation to the interior of the enclosure and at least partially defines the interior.

Automated sandwich assembly unit
10271558 · 2019-04-30 · ·

An automatic sandwich maker designed to automate the process of preparing sandwiches, including hamburgers, is included. This automated sandwich maker is designed for use in commercial kitchens, including small commercial kitchens, such as fast-food kitchens. The apparatus and method for automatically making sandwiches overcomes the drawbacks and limitations of the prior art. The individual sandwich process can be controlled by communications interface with a point of sales system. The inventive apparatus and method reduces manpower requirements for restaurants, provides enhanced ingredient control, and improves overall product quality.

Folding apparatus and partial press for submarine sandwiches

An improved assembly for automatically folding and pressing submarine sandwiches in line production. Once a preparer has assembled the sub with the customer's selection of meats and vegetables, it is placed on the assembly to quickly and efficiently prepare the sub for cutting, wrapping and delivery without uncoordinated or awkward handling by the employee and the loss of ingredients. The assembly includes a conveyor belt for movement of the sandwiches into a curvilinear channel having a converging outlet which provides the dual functions of folding and pressing the sandwich, following which it ready for packaging and/or delivery to a customer. In other embodiments, the assembly includes a plurality of hinged plates, a central press down bar, and options for a hand crank or foot pedal control.

Baked good interior removal device
10098357 · 2018-10-16 ·

A baked good interior removal device facilitates removal of a soft interior of a baked good from an outer crust. The device includes a handle and an axle extending from the handle. A motor positioned within the handle selectively rotates the axle relative to the handle. A head is coupled to the axle. The head includes a cylindrical wall and a plurality of scoops extending outwardly from the cylindrical wall for engaging and removing an interior of a baked good from an exterior of the baked good as the head is rotated.

Baked Good Interior Removal Device
20180279625 · 2018-10-04 ·

A baked good interior removal device facilitates removal of a soft interior of a baked good from an outer crust. The device includes a handle and an axle extending from the handle. A motor positioned within the handle selectively rotates the axle relative to the handle. A head is coupled to the axle. The head includes a cylindrical wall and a plurality of scoops extending outwardly from the cylindrical wall for engaging and removing an interior of a baked good from an exterior of the baked good as the head is rotated.