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An apparatus and a method for processing food products including a rotatable container mounted on a frame structure. There are spiral fins disposed in the interior of the container for imparting movement to the food products at least in part along an axis of rotation of the container when the contai

An apparatus and a method for processing food products including a rotatable container mounted on a frame structure. There are spiral fins disposed in the interior of the container for imparting movement to the food products at least in part along an axis of rotation of the container when the container is rotated about the axis of rotation. A temperature-controlling fluid is introduced into contact with at least the spiral fins to effect heat transfer between the fin surface area and the food products without direct contact between the food products and the temperature-controlling fluid, thereby controlling the temperature of the food processing operation.

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A method for processing a multiplicity of integral food pieces comprising: feeding the food pieces into a rotatable container structure having an interior with a fin structure exhibiting a predetermined surface area mounted therein to effect movement of food pieces at least in part along an axis of

A method for processing a multiplicity of integral food pieces comprising: feeding the food pieces into a rotatable container structure having an interior with a fin structure exhibiting a predetermined surface area mounted therein to effect movement of food pieces at least in part along an axis of rotation of the container structure when the container structure is rotated about the axis of rotation; rotating the container structure about the axis of rotation such that said rotation causes the fin structure to draw the food pieces into contact with each other and to move the food pieces in substantially continuous fashion throughout the interior of the container structure; and introducing a temperature-controlling fluid into contact with at least the fin structure to effect heat transfer between the fin structure surface area and the food pieces without direct contact between the food pieces and said temperature-controlling fluid, thereby controlling the temperature of the food processing operation.