Method and apparatus for making food chips
An apparatus for making food chips, comprises a source of heat, and a conveyer belt arranged such that, when in use, food chips are held between the belt and the heat source at least a part of the path of the belt, and wherein the belt is steam permeable. Also, a method for making food chips comprising feeding sliced mono layered food between a steam permeable conveyer belt and a heat source and guiding steam from the food through the steam permeable belt.
1. A method for making food chips, comprising;
feeding sliced food in a mono layer between a steam permeable conveyer belt and a heat source, the heat source contacting the sliced food, directly or via a second belt, steam or vaporized water originating from the thus heated sliced food leaving the sliced food through the steam permeable belt; and
recovering the thus dried sliced food from the conveyor belt, and wherein the heat source is a drum dryer.
2. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising holding the sliced food using an open mesh conveyer belts and moving the belts to pass through forced hot air.
3. A method according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising applying a pressure on the food and the heat source with the belt conveyer by pressing the food down to the heat source with the belt conveyer.