Patent ID: 6578471
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A21B,A23L,A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
A frying mold element for use in frying snack food piece preforms to make cooked snack food pieces, said frying mold element comprising:a stem portion configured to permit air to pass therethrough; and a mold portion attached to said stem portion, said mold portion having a perforated, open mold surface through which suction forces can act to draw a snack food piece preform thereagainst, said mold surface having a predetermined surface contour which is to be imparted to the snack food piece preforms, wherein said mold surface has a series of grooves or channels formed therein, said grooves or channels being sufficiently dimensioned to permit a cooking medium to circulate therethrough, whereby the cooking medium is able to pass between said mold surface and a snack food piece preform held thereagainst.