DEVICE FOR STEAM-SKINNING OF VEGETABLES AND FRUITS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: food industry. SUBSTANCE: device comprises stationary vertical vessel narrowing at the bottom. A hole with a valve for loading and unloading the product is provided in the upper and lower parts of the vessel, respectively. Besides, there are steam inlet and outlet pipes and condensate discharge pipe. A product mixing mechanism has the form of a conical or convex member with its top or convexity facing upward, and is positioned above the lower valve and blades disposed above the conical or convex member with a provision for vertical movement of said conical or convex member and blades. Diameter of the conical or convex member is selected so as to make the gap between the internal walls of the vessel's widest part and the edges of the member larger than the maximum lateral dimension of handled tubers. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 1 dwg