JP3165380B2 - Electric heater for producing germinated brown rice for edible use - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric heater for producing germinated brown rice, and more particularly to a compact edible electric heater for producing germinated brown rice which can be easily obtained at home. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Originally, polished rice was eaten with white rice, but in recent years, edible brown rice has attracted attention from the viewpoints of food diversification, nutritional value, and health-consciousness. Regarding the edible brown rice, even if brown rice is cooked in a rice cooker or the like, it does not become soft like conventional white rice.
No. 718 discloses a method of germinating brown rice and eating it as germinated brown rice.

[0003] The process of producing germinated brown rice described in the above-mentioned publication includes a conveying means for conveying brown rice at a predetermined speed, a brown rice supply means for continuously supplying a constant amount of brown rice to the conveying means, and a method for supplying moisture to the brown rice being conveyed. This is due to a large-scale facility including a humidifying means for supplying, a means for supplying a reformed gas for promoting germination, and a means for sequentially taking in the germinated brown rice.

[0004]

However, according to the above-mentioned manufacturing technique, a large amount of germinated brown rice can be obtained, but it cannot be used in ordinary households. Besides,
The resulting germinated brown rice is so-called "brown rice sprouts"
Although it has higher nutritional value than white rice, it cannot be eaten like cooked rice, and is used only by milling.

[0005] Also, since brown rice germinates when immersed in warm water for a long time, it is not so difficult to produce germinated brown rice (brown rice in a slightly germinated state instead of brown rice sprouts) even in ordinary households. However, brown rice is easily rotted by microorganisms at the germination stage, and the resulting germinated brown rice has an unusual odor in addition to the smell peculiar to brown rice. Such inconvenience can be improved by using sterilized water or sterilized water as warm water.However, it is not easy to prepare sterilized water or sterilized water in ordinary households. This has been a major obstacle for easy production in ordinary households.

[0006] The present invention provides an edible germinated brown rice electric heater capable of easily producing germinated brown rice that can be eaten similarly to cooked rice in ordinary households without using sterilizing water or sterilized water. It was made for the purpose of providing.

[0007]

The present invention has solved the above-mentioned problems by constructing a container for germinating brown rice by immersing the rice in an antibacterial metal material. That is,
The electric heater for producing edible germinated brown rice of the present invention comprises an outer body having a heating pot inside, a lid body for opening and closing the inner pot and the outer opening of the outer body housed in the heating pot, The outer body is provided with a heater for heating the temperature in the inner kettle to 32 to 38 ° C. through a heating kettle, a timer for maintaining the temperature for 18 to 24 hours, and a heater for starting the heater.
Raise the heat temperature to 130-150 ° C to cook the porridge
And the inner pot is formed of an antibacterial metal.

The antibacterial metal forming the inner pot includes:
Antibacterial stainless steel, stainless steel coated with a fluorine resin containing an antibacterial agent, copper and the like,
Stainless steel coated with a recently developed fluororesin containing an antimicrobial agent is preferred.

[0009] The outer body has an internal space for accommodating an inner pot like a conventional electric rice cooker, and a heater having a temperature control function for controlling a heat generation temperature on a bottom or side surface thereof and an operation of the heater. It is preferable to provide a function equipped with a timer for controlling the time and the like, which has a function of maintaining the temperature in the inner pot at 32 to 38 ° C. suitable for germination of brown rice for 18 to 24 hours by turning on a switch.

The setting of the duration of the temperature for germination is adjusted according to the temperature of the water in which the brown rice is immersed. In the case of tap water in an environment where the average temperature is 20 ° C., 19 to 20 hours are used. preferable. Heating time 24
When the time is longer than the time, the germination of brown rice proceeds to increase the germination length. When the time is less than 18 hours, the cracks in the outer skin of the brown rice are insufficient, and the rice is hardened when mixed with white rice and cooked. Preferably 0.5 to 2 mm, more preferably 1.0
The germinated brown rice of ~ 1.8 mm is suitable for mixing with white rice and cooking and eating.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings based on examples. The basic configuration of an electric heater for producing edible germinated brown rice according to the present invention is as shown in FIG. An outer body 2 having a heating pot 1 therein, an inner pot 3 housed in the heating pot 1, and a lid 4 for closing the upper opening of the outer body 2 so as to be openable and closable, the inner pot 2 is an antibacterial agent Made of stainless steel coated with a fluororesin containing.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heating pot 1 is suspended and fixed inside the outer casing 2 with an interval 5 from the inner surface of the outer casing 2, and an electric heater is provided at the bottom of the heating pot 1. 6 is provided, and a cord heater 7 is provided on the outer periphery of the side surface of the heating pot 1. The heater 6 at the bottom has a spherical surface, and the bottom 3 is housed in the heating pot 1.
The inner pot 3 made of an antibacterial metal in which A bulges into a spherical shape on the inner side can be heated by bringing the entire bottom surface 3A of the inner pot 3 into surface contact with the heater 6.

Although not shown in detail, each of the heater 6 and the cord heater 7 provided between the exterior part 2 and the heating pot 1 has a heating temperature of the heater 6 or the cord heater 7. Control devices such as a thermostat to be controlled, a thermal reed switch, a thermal fuse, an overheat prevention thermostat, and a timer are integrated. On the front side of the exterior body 2, a timer board 8, a timer switch 9, a germination switch 10, a start switch 11
In addition, an operation unit 14 having a changeover switch 12 and a porridge switch 13 is provided, and by pressing the timer switch 9 and the germination switch 10 and then turning on the start switch 11, the time set in advance by the timer board 8 For example, the heating temperature of the heater 6 and the cord heater 7 is controlled for 20 hours so that the temperature in the inner pot 3 is in the range of 32 to 38 ° C.

In the present embodiment, a porridge switch 13 is provided so that porridge can be cooked using germinated brown rice obtained with the electric heater of the present invention as described above. When the porridge switch 13 is turned on after being pressed, the heat generation temperature of the heater 6 can be increased to 130 to 150 ° C.

When germinated brown rice is produced by the heater of the present invention, brown rice and water for immersing the brown rice may be directly added to the inner pot 3 made of the above-mentioned antibacterial metal. As shown in FIG. 3, a basket-shaped container 15 made of an antibacterial metal is used for facilitating removal when the rice is transferred to the rice cooker. Alternatively, the brown rice may be germinated in the basket type container 15 by adding brown rice and water to such an extent that the brown rice is immersed in the basket type container 15. The basket type container 15 is formed of an antibacterial metal like the inner pot 3, and examples of the antibacterial metal include antibacterial stainless steel, stainless steel coated with a fluororesin containing an antibacterial agent, copper, and the like. Is mentioned.

As another accessory of the heater of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, a ventilation lid 1 having openings 16, 16 is provided.
If 7 is prepared, it can be used when cooking the above porridge.

Next, a method of producing germinated brown rice using the above-mentioned edible germinated brown rice electric heater will be described. That is,
The inner pot 3 is inserted into the heating pot 1 of the electric heater, and then the basket type container 15 is further inserted into the inner pot 3 as necessary. When the basket type container 15 is used, the basket type container 1
5 and, if not, the brown rice to be germinated is put into the inner pot 3, and water is injected so that the brown rice is immersed. And the exterior body opening is closed by the lid body 4,
By operating the heater and the timer, the temperature of the water in the inner pot is kept at 32 to 38 ° C. for 18 to 24 hours to obtain germinated brown rice.

Next, as described above, brown rice is heated in warm water maintained at 32 to 38 ° C. and in the presence of an antibacterial metal for 18 to 2 hours.
In order to eat the germinated brown rice obtained by treating for 4 hours as rice, the germinated brown rice is taken out from the edible germinated brown rice producing electric heater, mixed with white rice at a predetermined ratio, and then used with a general-purpose rice cooker. By cooking, you can eat rice mixed with brown rice.

Next, an example of producing germinated brown rice using the above-mentioned edible germinated brown rice electric heater will be described with reference to specific examples. "Production example 1 of sprouted brown rice" 450g of high quality, carefully selected brown rice
Is washed with water and well drained, and then an inner pot 3 made of stainless steel coated with a fluororesin containing an antibacterial agent
Approximately 800 cc of water was added thereto, and brown rice was immersed in the water. Then, after closing the outer body opening with the lid 4 and sealing the inner pot 3, the timer base 8 is set to 20 hours, the timer switch 9 and the germination switch 10 are turned on, and finally the start switch 11 is turned on and immersed. 3 brown rice
The mixture was continuously heated in warm water at 2-38 ° C for 20 hours.

Twenty hours after the timer expired, when the lid 4 was opened and the inner pot 3 was taken out, there was almost no unpleasant odor such as a fermentation odor or a rotten odor, and a slight smell peculiar to brown rice. there were. And brown rice is 1.2m on average from the germ part
m germinated, the shape became considerably large, softness was felt when picked with fingers, and the desired germinated brown rice in which the light brown outer skin was split vertically was obtained.

"Example 2 of producing germinated brown rice" 450 g of high-quality, carefully selected brown rice is washed with water and well drained, and then housed in a copper basket-shaped container 15 while about 800 cc of copper is placed in the copper inner pot 3. Basket-type container 15 containing water and brown rice
Is stored in the antibacterial inner pot 3 and the brown rice is immersed in water.
Was continuously heated in warm water for 20 hours.

Twenty hours after the timer expired, when the lid 4 was opened and the basket-shaped container 15 was taken out, unpleasant odors such as fermentation odor and putrefaction odor were further reduced. Brown rice germinates in an average of 1.2 mm from the germ part in the same manner as in Production Example 1 above, becomes considerably large in shape, feels soft when picked with a finger, and has a light brown outer hull that has been split vertically in the desired direction. Brown rice was obtained.

The germinated brown rice obtained in Production Example 1 and Production Example 2 was washed again with water, the whole amount was divided into three equal parts, and then one part was mixed with white rice, and each was made into rice with a general-purpose rice cooker and ate. However, it was able to eat without any discomfort like conventional rice.

In addition, the other one of the remaining germinated brown rice
After mixing white rice in an amount equivalent to this amount and putting each into the inner pot 3 of the edible germinated brown rice producing electric heater used above, an appropriate amount of water was added, and the exterior body opening was opened. ,
16 is closed by a ventilation lid 17 provided with
After pressing, the porridge switch 13 was turned on. After about 30 minutes, it became a boiled state, and then was left for 10 minutes and then turned off. As a result, a fragrant soft porridge containing germinated brown rice was formed.

[0025]

As described above, the electric heater for producing edible germinated brown rice according to the present invention comprises an outer body provided with a heating pot inside, an inner pot contained in the heating pot, and a lid at the opening of the outer body. The temperature of the inner body is controlled to 32 to 38 through a heating kettle.
The heater with the heater and the temperature heated to ℃ comprises a timer for the sustained 18-24 hours
-Raise the exothermic temperature to 130-150 ° C to cook the porridge
In addition, since the inner pot is made of an antibacterial metal, it has the following excellent effects.

Since the inner pot 3 or the basket-shaped container 15 which contains brown rice and becomes a germination pot is formed of an antibacterial metal, the sterilizing and antibacterial action of the antibacterial metal eliminates the use of sterilizing water or sterilizing water. However, it is possible to obtain sprouted brown rice having no rot and less odor.

In addition, the entire electric heater for producing germinated brown rice is about the size of a rice cooker generally used in ordinary households, and the temperature in the inner pot 3 made of antibacterial metal is 32 to 38 ° C.
Germinated brown rice can be easily obtained even in ordinary households because it is provided with a heater for heating to the above temperature and a timer for maintaining the above temperature for 18 to 24 hours.

As described above, germinated brown rice obtained by treating brown rice in warm water maintained at 32 to 38 ° C. and in the presence of an antibacterial metal for 18 to 24 hours is mixed with white rice at a predetermined ratio, and then used for general purpose. By using a rice cooker, rice with brown rice mixed can be obtained. And brown rice mixed rice using germinated brown rice does not have the hardness of brown rice that is mixed with brown rice in the state of normal germination and cooked with white rice, has the same soft chewyness as normal white rice, You can get rice without any discomfort from white rice.

As already known, brown rice secretes saccharifying enzymes by germination, softens brown rice endosperm and promotes pregelatinization, increases sweetness, improves digestion and absorption, and becomes easier to eat. not, data down Park protein is activated, helping to improve the amino acid value, of brown rice-specific vitamins, high nutritional value because dietary fiber may remain, and therefore very useful in health promotion by eating germinated brown rice, such as It has a beneficial effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of an electric heater for producing germinated brown rice according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the electric heater for producing germinated brown rice of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional front view of the basket type container.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a porridge ventilation lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heating pot 2 Outer body 3 Inner pot 4 Lid 6 Electric heater 7 Code heater 8 Timer board 9 Timer switch 10 Germination switch 15 Basket type container 16 Ventilation lid

Continuation of front page (56) References JP-A-9-275786 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A23L 1/10 A01G 9/00 A47J 27/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An exterior body having a heating pot inside, an inner pot housed in the heating pot, and a lid body for opening and closing an opening of the exterior body, wherein the exterior body is inserted through the heating pot. It is equipped with a heater for heating the temperature in the pot to 32-38 ° C. and a timer for maintaining the temperature for 18-24 hours .
Increase the exothermic temperature of the above heater to 130-150 ° C
It has a porridge switch to raise and cook porridge,
Further, the inner pot is formed of an antibacterial metal, and the electric heater for producing germinated brown rice for food.