Patent ID: 6132783
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A23L,H05B

Abstract:
A continuous conveyor oven process for fully cooking bone-in poultry items comprising the steps of:providing a single conveyor line at a constant belt speed having a first microwave oven stage and a second convection oven stage, each stage including an infeed end and a discharge end,microwave cooking said bone-in poultry food items within said first microwave stage to a microwave out temperature at said microwave discharge end,convection cooking said bone-in poultry food items within said second convection oven stage to a convection out temperature at said convection oven discharge end, andconveying said bone-in poultry food items from said microwave infeed end to said convection oven discharge end at said constant belt speed, whereby said poultry food items are fully cooked.