Al dente is the goal when it comes to cooking pasta, but as many food producers know when you’re batch cooking rice, pasta, and other high-starch foods, that goal isn’t easy to achieve.
Plagued with clumping and product damage, cooking rice and pasta to perfection is a challenge for food manufacturers.
The CQC (Cook Quench Chill) Adapt System is a modular 3-stage system designed to rapidly cook, quench and then rapidly chill rice, pasta, potatoes, and vegetables.
The integrated hydraulic Euro Bin tipping unit prepares for the Cook Position. The tipping unit can be lowered to operator level for product loading, and raised for loading into baskets.
Using our integrated Jet Cook™ technology, product is cooked quickly and evenly, achieving 100% energy into the water. The variable flow wave agitation system ensures even cooking and removes clumping issues.
The quench vessel is loaded with cold water to stop the cooking process and to rinse/wash the product before the chilling phase.
The chill vessel rapidly reduces the product temperature to below 37 °F. The chill vessel is initially filled with cold water from the mains and the temperature is lowered by circulating through a heat exchanger.
The CQC Adapt system uses a stainless steel vibratory de-watering conveyor to drain water from the product before discharging it into a standard tote bin or product trays.
Designed as a linear, modular system – the CQC Adapt is easy to install and modify (adding and removing vessels quickly and safely to increase or decrease throughput). Offering variable water levels creates substantial water savings and the incorporation of Jet Cook™ dramatically speeds cooking and cleaning times for substantial energy savings.