AN IMPROVED CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A PITA CHIP

A method and apparatus for forming chips, for example, pita chips, from a continuous mass of dough. In a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a first trimmer. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are spaced apart a distance to form a gap. The first tri...

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Hauptverfasser:	JOSEPH, Ponnattu, Kurian, BARNETT, Michelle, Latrese
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BAKING EDIBLE DOUGHS HANDLING BAKED ARTICLES MADE FROM DOUGH HUMAN NECESSITIES MACHINES OR EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING OR PROCESSING DOUGHS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus for forming chips, for example, pita chips, from a continuous mass of dough. In a first aspect, the apparatus comprises a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a first trimmer. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are spaced apart a distance to form a gap. The first trimmer, which can comprise a liquid jet nozzle, is positioned above the gap. In a second aspect, the method comprises using a first conveyor to convey a continuous mass of dough to a first trimmer positioned over a gap between the first conveyor and a second conveyor. The method also comprises using the first trimmer to longitudinally trim a first portion of the continuous mass of dough to form thinner strips of the continuous mass of dough. The thinner strips can be integral with the first portion.