Patent ID: 6830769
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A21B,A47J,B65D,H05B

Abstract:
A method for obtaining a molded food product, including confectionery and bread-making, from food deposited in a flexible mold comprising a flexible tray made of a silicone material, the method comprising the steps of:providing the flexible tray with a bottom wall, side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall, each side wall having an upper side provided with an edge including a silicone, peripheral outwardly projecting wing and a seat in said projecting wing; inserting a stiffening element within said seat, to stiffen the projecting wing and improve the handling of the tray by said edge, while retaining flexibility of the tray, said flexibility, together with the dimensions of the stiffening element, being provided for flattening the flexible tray to take food previously disposed within the mold out of the flexible tray, the step of providing the flexible tray with an edge including a seat comprising providing the projecting wing with an outer part which, after the step of inserting, overlaps only a part of the stiffening element which is so held in a place within the so formed seat; depositing said food within the flexible tray; molding said food into the tray to obtain said molded food product; and, taking the molded food product out of the mold, said step of taking out comprising the steps of pressing the flexible tray for flattening it and taking said food product out of the flattened tray.