Biscuit Baking Technology, Second Edition: Processing and Engineering Manual

✍ Scribed by Davidson, Iain

• Publisher: Academic Press : Elsevier Ltd
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 327
• Edition: Second edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biscuit Baking Technology, Second Edition, is a reference book for senior managers and staff involved in industrial scale biscuit baking. It covers the biscuit industry process, ingredients, formulations, besides design, manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of the baking ovens.

Written by an expert on the biscuit baking industry, the book is a complete manual guide that will help engineering, production and purchasing managers and staff in the biscuit industry to make the best decisions on oven efficiency purchasing.

• Thoroughly explores the engineering of baking, details biscuit baking equipments, oven specifications, installation, operation and maintenance;
• The second edition expands chapters 1 to 3, detailing basic biscuit process, product range, ingredients and process changes during baking. All the chapters have been reorganized and updated;
• Provides details of best industry practice for safety, hygiene and maintenance of ovens;
• Contains explanations of heat transfer and all the types of biscuit oven design with clear pictures and drawings;
• Gathers all the information on how to select and specify an oven to be purchased for a particular range of biscuits.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front-matter,Copyright,Biography,Acknowledgements,IntroductionEntitled to full textChapter 1 - The Biscuits, Pages 1-34
Chapter 2 - Baking Process, Pages 35-48
Chapter 3 - Biscuit Design and Output, Pages 49-57
Chapter 4 - Heat Transfer, Pages 59-71
Chapter 5 - Oven Designs, Pages 73-91
Chapter 6 - Oven Specifications: Hybrid Ovens, Pages 93-112
Chapter 7 - Oven Construction: Direct Gas-Fired Ovens, Pages 113-137
Chapter 8 - Oven Construction: Indirect Radiant Ovens, Pages 139-156
Chapter 9 - Heat Recovery System, Pages 157-161
Chapter 10 - Oven Conveyor Bands, Pages 163-183
Chapter 11 - Oven Conveyor Design, Pages 185-202
Chapter 12 - Process Control Systems, Pages 203-219
Chapter 13 - Oven Safety Monitoring and Alarm, Pages 221-236
Chapter 14 - Oven Operation: Direct Gas-Fired Oven, Pages 237-242
Chapter 15 - Oven Operation: Indirect Radiant Oven, Pages 243-251
Chapter 16 - Oven Efficiency, Pages 253-267
Chapter 17 - Oven Inspection and Audit, Pages 269-291
Appendix 1 - Ingredients for Biscuits: An Introduction, Pages 293-299
Appendix 2 - Oven Maintenance, Pages 301-315
Appendix 3 - Combustion Data, Pages 317-318
Appendix 4 - Oven Manufacturers, Pages 319-324
Appendix 5 - Oven Band Manufacturers, Pages 325-327
Index, Pages 329-333