Patent ID: 6177654
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A device for toasting food products comprising:a toasting chamber for toasting food items, the toasting chamber having an inlet for receiving food items and an outlet for discharging the food items after toasting, a platen having a toasting surface defining a toasting pathway along which the food items are toasted, and a conveyor for transporting the food items along the toasting pathway of the toasting surface while in contact with the toasting surface to toast the food items;said platen including heating means for heating the toasting surface by application of energy to the platen, said heating means providing an energy gradient that decreases in the direction of transport of the food items along the toasting pathway of at least about 0.25 watts per square inch of platen surface area relative to the entire length of the toasting pathway.