Patent ID: 6415697
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
Method for slitting a band of edible baked goods into a plurality of ribbons, with the band of edible baked goods having an internal temperature greater than ambient temperature, comprising: providing a cutter having at least one cutting edge; conveying the band of edible baked goods from an oven from an upstream point to a downstream point; engaging and cutting the band of edible baked goods with the cutting edge of the cutter intermediate the upstream and downstream points as the band of edible baked goods is being conversed from the upstream point to the downstream point, and circulating a coolant internally through the cutter for cooling the cutter, by conduction to a cutter temperature below said ambient temperature for generally eliminating the band of edible baked goods or portions thereof from sticking to the cutter.