Patent ID: 6182556
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A23G

Abstract:
An apparatus for manufacturing a concentrated confectionery slurry comprising a scraped-surface evaporator that has a height, substantially cylindrical upper and lower cooking sections, a tapered collection section and an outlet, with the upper cooking section having a first surface at a first temperature for receiving a confectionery-based slurry, first scrapers to remove the slurry from the first surface and urge the slurry towards the lower cooking section, the lower cooking section having a second surface at a second temperature, second scrapers to remove the slurry from the second surface and urge the slurry to the collection section, helical rotary means to urge the slurry out of the outlet, a central shaft that extends along the height of the scrape evaporator and to which the first and second scrapers are secured, and means for controlling the temperature of the upper and lower cooking sections.