Patent ID: 6843167
Filing Date: 2005-01-18
Classification: A21B,A21C,A21D

Abstract:
1. A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts, comprising: a mixer operable to mix a plurality of ingredients to produce pizza crust dough; a sheeter operable to form the dough into a sheet; a cutter operable to cut a plurality of dough portions out of the sheet; a pan adapted to support a plurality of dough portions, the pan comprising a plurality of recesses, each recess adapted to receive a corresponding dough portion; a proofer through which the pan travels to proof the dough portions; a lid assembly positioned over the dough portions after the pan exits the proofer, the lid assembly comprising: a first oven operable to par-bake the dough portions while the lid assembly is positioned over the dough portions to produce par-baked pizza crusts.