Patent ID: 6932998
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A22C,A23P

Abstract:
1. A method for forming a molded food product having a first component surrounding an inner, second component, comprising the steps of: arranging a mold cavity defined by an outer wall and an inner tube, said inner tube having an open end, and two end wall portions spaced apart and positionable within the outer wall; filling the mold cavity with a first component forming a shell having an inside void; relatively retracting the inner tube along a first axis with respect to the mold cavity and filling the inside volume occupied by the inner tube with the second component through the inner tube and out of the inner tube open end to complete the molded food product, wherein at least one of said first and second components is a food product; and moving the end wall portions along the first axis to a position wherein the molded food product is outside the outer wall to remove the molded food product.