Patent ID: 6774345
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A21B,A47J

Abstract:
Device for the automated, batch-wise preparation of foodstuffs such as French fries out of potato sticks preliminarily deep-fried in oil or the like by baking in a furnace cell (15), wherein the furnace cell (15) is enveloped by a casing (1) provided with a barcode reader (9), which is connected with a controller (44), characterized in that the controller (44) only approves or disapproves the activation of the device as a function of the information contained in the respectively read barcode, and through comparison with previously stored data, if the expiration date of the foodstuffs has not yet been exceeded, the respective package is not a foreign package, and the respective package has not already been used, and that the controller otherwise regulates the baking time and/or the baking temperature and/or a preheating temperature.