Breadcrumb manufacturing system and method
A method of manufacturing breadcrumbs, including the steps of forming a mixture, extruding the mixture to form loaves, surface drying the loaves in a first drying step, comminuting the loaves to form particles having a smaller size than the loaves, and further drying the particles in a second drying step to obtain the breadcrumbs.
1. A system for manufacturing crumbs from a raw material mixture, comprising:
an extruder for extruding the mixture to form loaves having a first size;
said extruder comprising a cutter attached thereto;
a first dryer for surface drying said loaves;
a comminuting device separate from said extruder for comminuting said loaves to form crumbs having a smaller size than said loaves after drying;
said comminuting device comprising a further cutter;
wherein said further cutter comprises a first cutter for coarse cutting and a second cutter for tine cutting; and
a second dryer for further drying said crumbs downstream of the comminuting device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least said first dryer comprises a fluid bed dryer.
3. A system for manufacturing crumbs from a raw material mixture, comprising:
an extruder for extruding the mixture to form loaves having a first size;
said extruder comprising a cutter;
a first dryer for surface drying said loaves;
a comminuting device separate from said extruder for comminuting said loaves to form crumbs having a smaller size than said loaves after drying;
said comminuting device comprising a further cutter; and
a second dryer for further drying said crumb;
wherein said comminuting device comprises said further cutter for a first size reduction and wherein said system further comprises a grinder downstream of said second dryer for a second size reduction.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a tempering chamber positioned between said extruder and said comminuting device.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a sizing device for sizing said crumbs.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of vertically extending transport lines connecting said extruder, said first dryer, said comminuting device, and said second dryer.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said plurality of vertically extending transport lines comprises a plurality of pneumatic conveying lines.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein said plurality of vertically extending transport lines comprises gravity for conveying.
9. The system of claim 1 , comprising in series said first dryer, a first cutter for coarse cutting, a second cutter for fine cutting, said second dryer, and a grinder.
10. The system of claim 9 , further comprising a first bypass line connected between said first cutter and said second dryer for bypassing said second cutter and a second bypass line bypassing said grinder.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein said extruder is heated.
12. A system for manufacturing a plurality of product crumbs, comprising:
an extruder for forming a plurality of product loaves;
said extruder comprising a cutter attached thereto;
means for drying said plurality of product loaves;
means for tempering said plurality of product loaves;
means for cutting separate from said extruder said plurality of product loaves into said plurality of product crumbs after drying;
means for drying said plurality of product crumbs separate from said means for drying said plurality of product loaves and positioned after said means for cutting; and
means for grinding said plurality of product crumbs.
13. The system of claim 12 , further comprising means for sizing said plurality of product crumbs.
14. The system of claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of pneumatic transport means.
15. A system for manufacturing a plurality of product crumbs, comprising:
an intake station;
an extrusion station;
said extrusion station comprising a cutter attached thereto;
a first drying station;
a tempering station
a cutting station separate from said extruder and downstream of said first drying station;
a further drying station downstream of the cutting station; and
a grinder.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cutter comprises a speed of about 500 to 2,000 revolutions per minute.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the further cutter comprises a speed of about 3,000 to 5,600 revolutions per minute.