A cooking utensil includes a sheet metal tray of a substantially uniform thickness. The sheet metal tray includes a repeating pattern of depressed groove channels, each groove channel including in section raised channel sides and a depressed channel center. The repeating pattern includes a raised channel side of each of the depressed groove channels connecting with at least one raised channel side of a neighboring one of the depressed groove channels. The depressed channel center is configured to hold a bread product to be baked, and the raised channel sides are configured to keep the bread product in each of the depressed groove channels from contacting the bread product in neighboring depressed groove channels.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed.

A cooking utensil includes a cylindrical body constructed with silicone rubber. The body includes a first flat face surface including a planar surface across an entirety of a first side of the body configured to be placed upon a flat cooking surface and a second surface of the cooking utensil. The second surface includes a planar annular boundary parallel to the first surface and a batter cavity formed in the second surface including a three-dimensional decorative pattern. The three-dimensional decorative pattern includes high portions further away from the first surface and low portions closer to the surface, wherein the portions relatively closer to the first surface provide higher cooking temperatures than the portions relatively further away. The body further includes a tab extending outwardly from a perimeter of the body.

A stamp system includes a top portion and a bottom portion, each shaped to resemble a slice of bread. The top portion has a lower surface that forms a pattern to be stamped into an edible item. The bottom portion has an upper surface that is configured with a tray that is shaped to carry an edible ink. The stamp system is used to stamp both a physical impression and a pattern in edible ink onto an edible item, such as a sandwich made of sliced bread.

A method and apparatus is provided for baking a pocketed bun having a mold base and separable housing. The mold base has a male mold with an outside profile shape that vertically protrudes above the base. The housing has a ring around a central opening that receives and seals to the male mold when assembled, forming a chamber with an open top to receive liquid dough. The housing can either be a single piece or separable into two parts. The method of baking a pocketed bun with the mold base and separable housing starts with assembling the mold base and housing, filling the chamber through the open top, baking the pallet, then removing the housing from the mold base. The removal of the housing causes the ring to strip the pocketed bun from the mold base.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed.

A cooking mold assembly for making shaped pancakes and other food items is disclosed and includes a main body portion with an outer peripheral wall for holding uncooked batter. The main body portion has at least one character opening for a character tile. The character tile and a front face of the main body portion define a pattern that is formed in the completed food item. The character tile may be exchanged to tailor the design formed in the food item as desired. A back surface of the main body portion includes a textured surface to inhibit sticking to a hot cooking surface.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed.

A method and apparatus is provided for baking a pocketed bun having a mold base and separable housing. The mold base has a male mold with an outside profile shape that vertically protrudes above the base. The housing has a ring around a central opening that receives and seals to the male mold when assembled, forming a chamber with an open top to receive dough. The housing can either be a single piece or separable into two parts. The method of baking a pocketed bun with the mold base and separable housing starts with assembling the mold base and housing, filling the chamber through the open top, baking the pallet, then removing the housing from the mold base. The removal of the housing causes the ring to strip the pocketed bun from the mold base.

A method and apparatus is provided for baking a pocketed bun having a mold base and separable housing. The mold base has a male mold with an outside profile shape that vertically protrudes above the base. The housing has a ring around a central opening that receives and seals to the male mold when assembled, forming a chamber with an open top to receive dough. The housing can either be a single piece or separable into two parts. The method of baking a pocketed bun with the mold base and separable housing starts with assembling the mold base and housing, filling the chamber through the open top, baking the pallet, then removing the housing from the mold base. The removal of the housing causes the ring to strip the pocketed bun from the mold base.