Patent ID: 7069844
Filing Date: 2006-07-04
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
1. A system for producing scrambled egg product, the system comprising: a holding tank effective for holding a liquid egg product at below a temperature of about 50° F.; a heat exchanger effective for heating the liquid egg product from the holding tank to a temperature in the range of from about 130° F. to about 154° F. to provide an initially heated liquid egg product; a steam injection device effective for injecting steam into the initially heated liquid egg product and providing a steam heated liquid egg product, the steam effective for heating the initially heated liquid egg product to a cooking temperature; at least two holding tubes which receive a flow of steam heated liquid egg product; and a valve for controlling the flow of eggs to the at least two holding tubes, the valve effective for stopping and starting the flow of steam heated liquid egg product and switching the flow of egg product between the at least two holding tubes, the at least two holding tubes maintaining the steam heated egg product for a time and temperature effective for cooking the steam heated egg product.