Patent ID: 7987775

Claim:
A continuous food cooker for producing a cooked food item in a continuous fashion, the continuous food cooker comprising: a frame, including a base; a hot roller assembly for forming and cooking a food mixture, the roller assembly including a first rotatable hot roller, a second rotatable hot roller, and at least one heating element for heating the first rotatable hot roller and the second rotatable hot roller, wherein the first rotatable hot roller, the second rotatable hot roller, and the at least one heating element are disposed internally to the frame; a hot roller drive assembly, including a motor operatively attached to and for rotating the first rotatable hot roller and the second rotatable hot roller; a hopper for receiving the food mixture and for dispensing the food mixture into the continuous food cooker, the hopper disposed above and secured to the frame; and a rotatable mixture dispensing cam disposed between the hopper and the hot roller assembly, the dispensing cam including a generally cylindrical outer surface and a food mixture aperture for dispensing the food mixture through the dispensing cam into the hot roller assembly.