Inventors:
Matthew J. Rini - Madison CT
Vincent Apicella - West Haven CT
Frederick Fulton - Guilford CT
Bennet Black - Orchard Park NY
James Sinnott - Stratford CT
Assignee:
Kraft General Foods, Inc. - Northfield IL
International Classification:
A21D 600
Abstract:
A shower cooker apparatus includes a lower vessel and an upper shower fan for a heated fluid cooking medium such as water. The bottom portion of the bagel or other dough product is bathed in the vessel, while the top portion is showered, for simultaneous cooking of the top and bottom portions. The dough products are carried on a conveyor which is submerged in the cooking vessel.