The present disclosure provides a material cleaning device and a cooking appliance: The device includes a cleaning cavity, a material transport pipe, a cleaning inlet pipe and a cleaning and sealing assembly. The upper part of the cleaning cavity is provided with a material feeding port and an air inlet; the air inlet is used for transporting an air flow to the cleaning cavity to assist in material discharging; the cleaning inlet pipe is able to be connected to a water source and an air source, the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided at a material discharging port and is connected to the cleaning inlet pipe so as to open or close the material discharging port under the driving of the cleaning inlet pipe; and the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided with a transport hole in communication with an output end of the cleaning inlet pipe and the inner space of the cleaning cavity.

The present disclosure provides a material cleaning device and a cooking appliance: The device includes a cleaning cavity, a material transport pipe, a cleaning inlet pipe and a cleaning and sealing assembly. The upper part of the cleaning cavity is provided with a material feeding port and an air inlet; the air inlet is used for transporting an air flow to the cleaning cavity to assist in material discharging; the cleaning inlet pipe is able to be connected to a water source and an air source, the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided at a material discharging port and is connected to the cleaning inlet pipe so as to open or close the material discharging port under the driving of the cleaning inlet pipe; and the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided with a transport hole in communication with an output end of the cleaning inlet pipe and the inner space of the cleaning cavity.

Cereal grain is pretreated before milling, by selectively removing a first fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the first fraction includes the outer husk components of the dampened cereal, and wherein 0.2 to 2% by weight of the cereal is removed, then dampening and conditioning the cereal, then selectively removing a second fraction of husk components of the cereal, wherein the second fraction substantially contains dietary fibers of the dampened cereal. The method makes it possible to efficiently obtain contamination-free total dietary fibers. An apparatus for carrying out the method, and advantageous uses of the total dietary fibers are also described.

An electromechanical nixtamalization system comprises a vertical cylindrical reactor formed by an inside container with an insulating layer, an end in the shape of a truncated cone, in which the material inlet and outlet reactor cover is provided. A reactor resistor is arranged inside the reactor and can be removed from the reactor through a resistor cover to which it is attached by one of the ends thereof, the cover being accessible from the outside through the wider end of the reactor, which is exactly opposite to the end in the shape of a truncated cone in which the material inlet and outlet is located. The reactor rotates in an oscillating manner about a horizontal rotation shaft attached to a base or structure along with bearings. A compressor introduces pressure through a pressure inlet valve located inside the reactor and a water tank located above the reactor is in communication with a lime container and in turn feeds the reactor through a valve. The gasses generated inside the reactor are used to heat the water reservoir.

An electromechanical nixtamalization system comprises a vertical cylindrical reactor formed by an inside container with an insulating layer, an end in the shape of a truncated cone, in which the material inlet and outlet reactor cover is provided. A reactor resistor is arranged inside the reactor and can be removed from the reactor through a resistor cover to which it is attached by one of the ends thereof, the cover being accessible from the outside through the wider end of the reactor, which is exactly opposite to the end in the shape of a truncated cone in which the material inlet and outlet is located. The reactor rotates in an oscillating manner about a horizontal rotation shaft attached to a base or structure along with bearings. A compressor introduces pressure through a pressure inlet valve located inside the reactor and a water tank located above the reactor is in communication with a lime container and in turn feeds the reactor through a valve. The gasses generated inside the reactor are used to heat the water reservoir.

A seed coating assembly (16) includes a housing (36) with a high-speed rotary coating atomizer (66) therein, and a relatively slow speed rotatable body (42) equipped with through-slots (44) located above the atomizer (66) in a location to divert and evenly spread incoming seeds prior to coating thereof. The body (42) is preferably a substantially circular disk mounted coaxially with the atomizer (66) at a distance of from about 1.5-10 inches above the atomizer (66).

A seed coating assembly (16) includes a housing (36) with a high-speed rotary coating atomizer (66) therein, and a relatively slow speed rotatable body (42) equipped with through-slots (44) located above the atomizer (66) in a location to divert and evenly spread incoming seeds prior to coating thereof. The body (42) is preferably a substantially circular disk mounted coaxially with the atomizer (66) at a distance of from about 1.5-10 inches above the atomizer (66).

The present disclosure provides a material cleaning device and a cooking appliance: The device includes a cleaning cavity, a material transport pipe, a cleaning inlet pipe and a cleaning and sealing assembly. The upper part of the cleaning cavity is provided with a material feeding port and an air inlet; the air inlet is used for transporting an air flow to the cleaning cavity to assist in material discharging; the cleaning inlet pipe is able to be connected to a water source and an air source, the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided at a material discharging port and is connected to the cleaning inlet pipe so as to open or close the material discharging port under the driving of the cleaning inlet pipe; and the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided with a transport hole in communication with an output end of the cleaning inlet pipe and the inner space of the cleaning cavity.

The present disclosure provides a material cleaning device and a cooking appliance: The device includes a cleaning cavity, a material transport pipe, a cleaning inlet pipe and a cleaning and sealing assembly. The upper part of the cleaning cavity is provided with a material feeding port and an air inlet; the air inlet is used for transporting an air flow to the cleaning cavity to assist in material discharging; the cleaning inlet pipe is able to be connected to a water source and an air source, the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided at a material discharging port and is connected to the cleaning inlet pipe so as to open or close the material discharging port under the driving of the cleaning inlet pipe; and the cleaning and sealing assembly is provided with a transport hole in communication with an output end of the cleaning inlet pipe and the inner space of the cleaning cavity.

A delumper includes a housing defining a chamber in which edible material is received. The housing includes a screen having a plurality of holes and a plurality of inwardly extending fingers. The holes are sized such that edible material of a first diameter is capable of passing through the holes and edible material of a second, larger diameter is incapable of passing through the holes. The fingers are arranged in at least a first row, and the first row is located at or between a 5:00 position and a 7:30 position. The delumper further includes a rotatable shaft including a plurality of paddles spaced along a length of the shaft. When the shaft rotates, each of the paddles passes between adjacent fingers of the first row such that edible material located within the chamber is forced into contact with the fingers and cleaved by the paddles.