A frying unit, comprising an oil pan (1) which is essentially open on top, a transport unit (2), using which a basket (3) is movable from a filling position into the interior of the oil pan (1) and using which the basket (3) is movable from the interior of the oil pan (1) into an emptying position, wherein the oil pan (1) is designed in such a way that it can accommodate multiple baskets (3) simultaneously, and the transport unit (2) is designed in such a way that the baskets (3) are movable independently of one another.

A food frying and distribution device is used to pre-cook frozen food for storage and subsequent dispensing. The apparatus is configured to fry food to near completion, to store that food, and to then finish cooking upon consumer request, thereby reducing cooking time. The apparatus includes a housing, a frozen-foods inlet, a fried-foods outlet, at least one fryer basin, a first frying basket, a second frying basket, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, a vending mechanism, and a control unit. The housing is the protective shell that allows for arrangement of components. The frozen-foods inlet is an opening through which a user may insert frozen foods for preparation and storage within the apparatus. Conversely, the fried-foods outlet is an opening through which fried foods may be obtained by a consumer. The general configuration of the aforementioned components allows the apparatus to efficiently and effectively generate fried food relatively quickly.

Proposed is a grain dispenser including: a storage unit including a plurality of storage hoppers in which different kinds of grain, respectively, are stored; a stirring and washing container accommodating the kinds of grain to be dispensed from the storage unit; a water supply unit supplying water to the stirring and washing container; a water draining unit draining the water from the stirring and washing container; a container actuator rotating the stirring and washing container in different directions in order to stir and wash the kinds of grain accommodated; and a controller controlling the storage unit, controlling the container actuator, determining an amount of water for meal cooking and a macerating time, controlling the water supply unit, counting an elapsed time in a state where as much water as the amount of water for meal cooking is supplied, and providing alerting information when the multigrain mixture is completely macerated.

The automated cooking device and the ordering system of the present invention combines a cooking machine, a detecting device and a food manage system in the ordering system, to provide diversified manners of cooking the food automatically. Through the identifying of the detecting device, the cooking machine performs the cooking process automatically, so that the hot food is done quickly. The food manage system is adapted for managing and storing food information and ensuring the food safety. The ordering system can be operated by the consumer through an electronic communication device, not only convenient and fast in usage for the consumer, but also making the setting of sales channels and the selling very fast and convenient.

A metering apparatus (1) for metering frozen piece goods, comprising a housing (10) which defines a refrigerated chamber (11), wherein a piece goods container (3), a first conveyor unit (4), and a weighing unit (5) are arranged in the refrigerated chamber (11), wherein piece goods can be transported from the piece goods container (3) via the first conveyor unit (4) to the weighing unit (5), wherein an airlock (13) is arranged below the weighing unit (5), through which piece goods can pass out of the refrigerated chamber (11).

A probe used with food preparation, rethermalization, storage, transportation, and/or service includes a head portion with a display, and a shaft portion that is coupled to the head portion and is configured to be at least partially immersed in a foodstuff. The probe further includes a sensing unit configured to collect data including the temperature of the foodstuff and a wireless device configured to transmit data collected by the sensing unit to a supervisory control device.

A coffee dispensing device is provided with a transport device that couples various components for the processing of unroasted coffee beans together. For example a roaster may be coupled to a grinding and brewing device to enable the transfer of roasted coffee beans between the roaster and grinder/brewer. Also, the transport device may transfer the roasted coffee beans from a roaster to an output port so that roasted coffee beans may be obtained. An automated coffee transaction device (ACTD) is also provided to automate aspects of the purchasing of coffee. A service delay projection calculator is also provided to estimate the expected wait time of a customer entering a queue.

A frying unit, comprising an oil pan (1) which is essentially open on top, a transport unit (2), using which a basket (3) is movable from a filling position into the interior of the oil pan (1) and using which the basket (3) is movable from the interior of the oil pan (1) into an emptying position, wherein the oil pan (1) is designed in such a way that it can accommodate multiple baskets (3) simultaneously, and the transport unit (2) is designed in such a way that the baskets (3) are movable independently of one another.

A system for measuring frying oil acid value and providing frying oil acid value information in real time according to the present invention includes a fryer provided in a branch shop, configured to cook fried food, and having a function of measuring TPM value of frying oil, a POS terminal configured to manage frying oil information and customer information including phone numbers of customers of the branch shop, an integration server configured to collect and analyze the frying oil information and the customer information, and a customer terminal configured to make an order of the fried food via a communication with the POS terminal or the integration server. According to the present invention, a sanitary dining environment can be provided since shops cannot arbitrarily reuse frying oil, and a brand image can be improved by providing a real-time information service to customers.

A metering apparatus (1) for metering frozen piece goods, comprising a housing (10) which defines a refrigerated chamber (11), wherein a piece goods container (3), a first conveyor unit (4), and a weighing unit (5) are arranged in the refrigerated chamber (11), wherein piece goods can be transported from the piece goods container (3) via the first conveyor unit (4) to the weighing unit (5), wherein an airlock (13) is arranged below the weighing unit (5), through which piece goods can pass out of the refrigerated chamber (11).