Process for the production of dimensionally stable food products comprising the steps of - continuously introducing all food raw materials and water into the housing of an extruder in which at least one screw is arranged, - rotating the at least one screw in the housing to produce a mixture of the food raw materials in the housing , - temperature controlling the housing in at least one section upstream of the outlet of the housing to heat the mixture to at least 60°C to a maximum of 110°C to produce a cooked mass from the mixture, - discharging the cooked mass from the outlet of the extruder housing , - depositing the cooked mass on a carrier which can be moved in a controlled manner relative to the outlet, in directly adjacent paths to form mass strips which lie one above the other in at least two planes, in order to produce dimensionally stable food products on the carrier , wherein a temperature-controlled line is connected to the outlet of the extruder housing , which line is temperature-controlled in order to keep the cooked mass at the temperature which the mass has when it is discharged from the extruder housing , wherein between the outlet of the extruder housing and the temperature-controlled line a pump is connected, which is controlled to convey only during the depositing of cooked mass on the carrier and during a relative movement of the carrier to the outlet between areas of the carrier , the at least one screw of the extruder is driven at a lower number of revolutions when the pump is not conveying mass than the number of revolutions at which the at least one screw is driven when the pump is conveying mass. - continuously introducing all food raw materials and water into the housing of an extruder in which at least one screw is arranged, - rotating the at least one screw in the housing to produce a mixture of the food raw materials in the housing , - temperature controlling the housing in at least one section upstream of the outlet of the housing to heat the mixture to at least 60°C to a maximum of 110°C to produce a cooked mass from the mixture, - discharging the cooked mass from the outlet of the extruder housing , - depositing the cooked mass on a carrier which can be moved in a controlled manner relative to the outlet, in directly adjacent paths to form mass strips which lie one above the other in at least two planes, in order to produce dimensionally stable food products on the carrier , wherein a temperature-controlled line is connected to the outlet of the extruder housing , which line is temperature-controlled in order to keep the cooked mass at the temperature which the mass has when it is discharged from the extruder housing , wherein between the outlet of the extruder housing and the temperature-controlled line a pump is connected, which is controlled to convey only during the depositing of cooked mass on the carrier and during a relative movement of the carrier to the outlet between areas of the carrier , the at least one screw of the extruder is driven at a lower number of revolutions when the pump is not conveying mass than the number of revolutions at which the at least one screw is driven when the pump is conveying mass. <EOS>