Apparatus and process for producing kettle-style chips
CA 2042654 C · Owner: Henson, William Douglas · Inventors: Henson, William Douglas; Slay, Brenda Dee; Dalson, Constantine Trifon
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Potato chips having hardbite texture and flavor characteristics of kettle-fried potato chips are produced in an apparatus comprising a fry kettle with cooking oil circulation and heat transfer means. Production efficiency is greatly increased over conventional batch preparation of kettle-style chips; batch size is significantly increased and total fry time is advantageously decreased. In certain embodiments the batchwise preparation process includes the step of selecting texture-setting potato slice dehydration rate conditions for at least a segment of the frying time, which ends before the moisture content of the slices is reduced to about 45% by weight or less. Selecting appropriate …
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- Filed May 15, 1991 and granted October 1, 1996. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 15, 2011.
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