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A dispenser for frozen foods such as ice cream. The dispenser is provided with a tampering chamber for adjusting and maintaining a volume of frozen food at a tempering temperature, a retention chamber for retaining the frozen food at a holding temperature, and a configuration chamber for configuring

A dispenser for frozen foods such as ice cream. The dispenser is provided with a tampering chamber for adjusting and maintaining a volume of frozen food at a tempering temperature, a retention chamber for retaining the frozen food at a holding temperature, and a configuration chamber for configuring the frozen-food for dispensing as well as adjusting and maintaining the frozen food at a serving temperature. Individually controllable hydraulic cylinders are connected to rams which push the frozen food from the retention chamber into the configuration chamber and through an outlet provided in the configuration chamber. As the frozen food passes through the configuration chamber outlet it is received by a scoop which partitions the frozen food into ball-shaped portions.

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A system for dispensing frozen foods comprising: a tempering chamber for tempering a volume of frozen food; a tempering chamber evaporator for adjusting and maintaining the frozen food in the tempering chamber at a predetermined tempering temperature; a retention chamber for retaining a volume of fr

A system for dispensing frozen foods comprising: a tempering chamber for tempering a volume of frozen food; a tempering chamber evaporator for adjusting and maintaining the frozen food in the tempering chamber at a predetermined tempering temperature; a retention chamber for retaining a volume of frozen food; a retention chamber flooded evaporator for adjusting and maintaining the frozen food retained in the retention chamber at a predetermined holding temperature; at least one ram extendable into the retention chamber, each ram applying on demand intermittent pressure on the frozen food so as to be capable of incrementally moving the frozen food out of the retention chamber; a configuration chamber for receiving the frozen food as the frozen food is moved out of the retention chamber, the configuration chamber having an approximately conical inner shape and an outlet near its apex, the configuration chamber inlcuding an inner wall defining a narrowing path to the frozen food as the frozen food is moved into the configuration chamber, the inner wall being oriented at a varying angle such that the path encountered by the frozen food is narrowed to a lesser extent as the inner wall approaches the outlet; a configuration chamber flooded evaporator for adjusting and maintaining the frozen food in the configuration chamber at a predetermined serving temperature, the serving temperature being higher than the holding temperature; a valve positioned at the outlet of the configuration chamber, the valve comprising: a member formed in a scoop-like shape; and pivoting means for allowing the scoop-like member to pivot from a filling position for receiving the frozen food to a discharge position, the scoop-like member partitioning the frozen food as the scoop-like member pivots to the discharge position and the frozen food is made available for serving when the scoop-like member reaches the discharge position.