Patent ID: 6626088
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
A heating, cooking, and sterilizing apparatus comprising:a horizontal type of cylindrical heating-and-cooking oven having a door provided on one end for putting in and taking out foods from the inside of the oven; a plurality of nozzles arranged on the opposite sides of the inside of the oven and inner-directed toward the center of the oven, which are distributed to a plurality of branch lines laid outside the oven; a heat exchanger, the inlet of said heat exchanger being connected to the bottom of said oven via a return conduit, and the outlet of said heat exchanger being connected to said nozzles via said branch lines so that a circulation line may be formed between said heat exchanger and said oven; a circulation pump placed in the circulation line; first to fourth tanks whose outlets and inlets can be selectively connected to the drawing and discharging sides of said circulation pump; a compressed air source, a nitrogen gas tank and a vacuum pump, all of which are connected to said oven; a temperature sensor, a center temperature sensor, and an inner pressure gauge all associated with said oven; and a control section for controlling the temperature and pressure of said oven in response to the signals from said temperature sensors and pressure gauge, and for permitting the nozzles to eject aqueous seasoning solutions, hot water, or cooling water according to the software program installed in the control section.