Patent ID: 6602533
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A21B,A23L,A47J,B26D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for preparing potato chips, said apparatus having a slicer for the slicing of potatoes, a conveyor for conveying sliced potatoes through a heated oil bath, a remover for removal of cooked potato chips from the heated oil bath and a temperature monitor for measuring temperature of the oil bath, wherein said slicer comprises:a knife blade adapted to slice potatoes that rotates at the lower end of a chute for potatoes, the sliced potatoes being fed to the heated bath, and an automatic controller for controlling the speed of rotation of the knife blade with respect to the temperature of the oil, wherein said controller automatically causes the knife blade to be stationary when the temperature of the oil bath is below a pre-determined temperature, and wherein said controller automatically causes the speed of rotation of the knife blade to increase as the temperature is increased above said pre-determined temperature.