Patent ID: 6764701
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A21C,A23L,A23P

Abstract:
A control method for a food extruder, comprising:determining a specific power consumption value by dividing electric energy consumed by the food extruder in a unit time by an amount of dough material supplied to the food extruder in the unit time; a specific power consumption value predetermined at a time of producing snacks having desired qualities as a reference value, and controlling the number of revolutions of the food extruder, when a difference between the reference value and the specific power consumption value is small; and when the difference between the reference value and the specific power consumption value is large, controlling the number of revolutions of said food extruder, an increase or decrease of an amount of water to be added to the food extruder, and an increase or decrease of amount of dough material to be supplied to the food extruder.