Patent ID: 6389958
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
A heating, cooking and disinfecting apparatus comprising:a hermetic type of pressurizing-and-depressurizing cooking vessel defining an inside and a bottom, and having a plurality of nozzles in said arranged inside, said nozzles being joined together and to a supply conduit assembly, said cooking vessel having a return conduit and a drain outlet provided on said bottom; a heat exchanger having an inlet and an outlet connected to said return conduit and said supply conduit assembly respectively, thereby forming a circulation channel; a water supply; a seasoning liquid supply; a steam supply; a cold water supply; a superheated vapor supply; a heated nitrogen supply; and a control wherein: said water supply and said seasoning liquid supply being arranged so as to be connected alternatively to said circulation channel via associated valves whereas said steam supply, cold water supply, superheated vapor supply and heated nitrogen supply being so arranged that any one of these supplies and said outlet of said heat exchanger may be connected alternatively to said circulation channel downstream of said supply conduit assembly, said cooking vessel having a temperature detecting sensor, a pressure detecting sensor and a nitrogen concentration detecting sensor installed therein; and said control being responsive to signals from all of the selecting sensors for permitting said nozzles to shower the food material with the seasoning liquid, water, steam, superheated vapor, heated nitrogen or cold water according to the sequencer program associated with said control; thereby cooking and disinfecting the food material in said cooking vessel.