McCain Foods Limited Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150296847 | PROCESS FOR MAKING COATED VEGETABLES - The present application relates to a process of producing an oil fried, batter coated vegetable food article. The process optionally relates to the production of an oil fried, batter coated vegetable article where the batter coating covers a vegetable, such as a potato portion, optionally a French fry. The present application further relates to a process of producing an oil-fried starchy vegetable food article in the absence of a batter. Optionally the vegetable is an oil fried potato food article. The present disclosure further relates to a steam treatment apparatus which produces steam and creates a steam environment for a food product to pass through prior to the frying of the food product in oil. The food product may be at least partially formed from one or more vegetables and coated in a coating containing starch that is treated with steam prior to being fried in oil. Alternatively, the food product may be a portion of a starchy vegetable which is blanched prior to being steamed treated and fried in oil. | 10-22-2015 |
20110052784 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING FROZEN FRENCH FRIED POTATO SEGMENTS FOR OVEN RECONSTITUTION - A process for preparing par-fried and frozen potato products whereby the process consists of peeling, cutting the potato into segments, oil blanching the segments at a temperature of between 110° C. and 150° C., preferably between 130° C. and 140° C., for between 2 and 6 minutes, dipping the segments in water after the oil blanching stage followed by moderate temperature frying, preferably at 150° C. to 175° C., and freezing. | 03-03-2011 |
20100236372 | BLADE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MAKING CUT FOOD PRODUCTS - A blade assembly includes a number of wave-shaped blades arranged substantially parallel to each other, and spaced laterally from each other. The wave-shaped blades are secured to a support. Each wave-shaped blade includes a number of alternating blade peaks and blade troughs. Each blade peak has a maximum, and each blade trough has a minimum. An intermediate portion of the wave-shaped blade is located between the maximum and the minimum of each adjacent blade peak and blade trough. A number of sectioning blades are secured to the support and arranged substantially transverse to the wave-shaped blades. The sectioning blades are aligned with the intermediate portions of the wave-shaped blades. A method of making a cut food product from a starting food product is also disclosed. | 09-23-2010 |