Patent ID: 8715426

Claim:
A method for cleaning food products for distribution and/or consumption using a food preparation assembly, the method comprising: agitating a washing fluid in a tank of the food preparation assembly while at least one food product is at least partially within the washing fluid in the tank; automatically measuring temperature and/or pH and/or conductivity of the washing fluid in the tank; adjusting the temperature and/or the pH and/or the conductivity of the washing fluid in the tank to desired values as necessary, as determined by a processing module based at least partially on the measured value of the at least one or more parameters of the washing fluid; and operating the food preparation assembly according to a first wash cycle selection pertaining to the at least one food product and operating the food preparation assembly according to a second wash cycle selection pertaining to at least one another food product, wherein the first wash cycle overlaps with the second wash cycle such that the at least one food product and the at least one another food product can be disposed in the washing fluid in the tank at the same time for cleaning; whereby the at least one food product may be removed from the washing fluid in the tank after a desired length of time.