TW201634923A - Dough fermenting test device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a dough fermenting test device, which comprises a sleeve container, an upper cover, a measurer, and an indication unit. The sleeve container comprises an upper opening, a side wall, and an inner bottom surface. At least a portion of the side wall is light transmittable. The upper cover can separately cover the upper opening and has a through hole. The measurer comprises a measuring plate and an operating bar. The measuring plate is disposed in the sleeve container by way of vertical moving. One end of the operating bar is connected to the measuring plate while another end protrudes the sleeve container from the through hole. The indication unit is disposed to the light transmittable portion of the side wall by way of indicating the measuring plate relative to the position of the inner bottom surface.

Description

Dough fermentation test device

The present invention relates to a dough fermentation test apparatus.

For the production of buns, breads and snacks, it is generally necessary to knead water, eggs and flour to form a dough, and then the dough is allowed to stand for fermentation, so that the subsequent bread and snack production can be carried out smoothly. In other words, whether the fermentation of the dough is normal or not determines whether the production of bread and snacks is successful. Even if the fermentation is not normal, unless it is obviously problematic (for example, completely unfermented or obviously poorly fermented), it is found after baking and no adjustment can be made.

Whether the fermentation of the dough is normal or not is usually determined by the breadmaker's experience by visual inspection or hand feeling, which is prone to errors. Moreover, different masters have different standards and cannot maintain the stability of the product. This issue has yet to be resolved.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a dough fermentation test apparatus which solves the above problems encountered in the prior art.

The dough fermentation test apparatus of the present invention comprises a straight container, an upper cover, a measuring device, and an indicating unit. The straight container includes an upper opening, a side wall, and an inner bottom surface, and the side wall is at least partially transparent. The upper cover is detachably covered to the upper opening, and the upper cover has a perforation. The measuring device contains a measuring plate and an operating lever. The measuring plate is placed in a straight container in such a manner as to be movable up and down. One end of the operating rod is connected to the measuring plate, and the other end is extended from the perforation to the straight container. The indicating unit is disposed on the permeable portion of the side wall in such a manner as to indicate the position of the measuring board relative to the inner bottom surface.

The straight container is cylindrical. The straight container is all light transmissive. The permeable portion of the side wall is a light-transmissive window, and the indicating unit is disposed on the surface of the light-transmitting window. Straight containers are made of acrylic. The top cover is made of acrylic.

The shape of the measuring plate is the same as the inner bottom surface of the straight container, and the area of the measuring plate is slightly Less than the area of the inner bottom surface. The measuring plate is made of stainless steel. The lever is made of stainless steel. The indicator unit is a scale.

Based on the above, the dough fermentation test apparatus of the present invention can pre-test whether the fermentation state of the dough is normal before baking, and quantitatively measure the degree of fermentation to improve the stability of the product, thereby solving the problems described in the prior art.

It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following claims

100‧‧‧ Straight container

110‧‧‧Opening

130‧‧‧ side wall

134‧‧‧Lighting window

150‧‧‧ inside bottom

200‧‧‧Dough

300‧‧‧上盖

310‧‧‧Perforation

500‧‧‧Measurer

510‧‧‧Measurement board

530‧‧‧Operator

531‧‧‧

533‧‧‧

700‧‧‧Instruction unit

800‧‧‧Dough Fermentation Tester

1 is an exploded view of the dough fermentation test apparatus of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the dough fermentation test apparatus of the present invention; FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are schematic diagrams showing an operation example of the dough fermentation test apparatus of the present invention; Another embodiment of the dough fermentation test apparatus is an exploded view.

As shown in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the dough fermentation test apparatus 800 of the present invention comprises a straight container 100, an upper cover 300, a measurer 500, and an indicator unit 700. The straight container 100 includes an upper opening 110, a side wall 130, and an inner bottom surface 150, and the side wall 130 is at least partially transparent. Among them, the straight container 100 is preferably made of acrylic. However, in various embodiments, materials such as glass may also be used.

The upper cover 300 is detachably covered to the upper opening 110. The upper cover 300 has a through hole 310. Among them, the upper cover 300 is preferably made of acrylic. However, in various embodiments, materials such as glass may also be used.

As shown in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2, the measurer 500 includes a measurement plate 510 and an operating lever 530. The measuring plate 510 is disposed in the straight container 100 so as to be movable up and down. One end 531 of the operating lever 530 is coupled to the measuring plate 510, and the other end 533 extends from the through hole 310 to the straight container 100. The operating lever 530 and the measuring board 510 are preferably made of stainless steel. However, in various embodiments, it may also be made of a material such as a polymer. In the preferred embodiment, the shape of the measuring plate 510 is the same as the inner bottom surface 150 of the straight container 100, and the area of the measuring plate 510 is slightly smaller than the area of the inner bottom surface 150.

Specifically, one end 531 of the operating lever 530 is connected to the measuring board 510 by screwing or welding, and the other end 533 protrudes from the inside of the straight container 100 through the through hole 310 to the upper side of the upper cover 300 with respect to the other side of the straight container 100. . Wherein, the perforation 310 overlaps with the projection of the other end 533 of the operating rod 530 on the measuring plate 510 in the vertical direction, that is, the operating rod 530 can be perpendicular to the measuring plate 510 and pass through the through hole 310 at the same time. Thereby, the direction of movement of the measuring device 500 in the straight container 100 can be made vertical and vertical by the perforations 310.

The indicating unit 700 is disposed on the light permeable portion of the side wall 130 in such a manner as to indicate the position of the measuring board 510 with respect to the inner bottom surface 150. In the preferred embodiment, the indicator unit 700 is a graduated scale disposed on the outer surface of the side wall 130. More specifically, the observable measuring plate 510 corresponds to the position of the indicating unit 700, thereby knowing the position of the measuring plate 510 with respect to the inner bottom surface 150, and further knowing the volume of the straight container 100 between the measuring plate 510 and the inner bottom surface 150.

As shown in FIG. 3, at the start of the fermentation, the dough 200 is placed in a straight container 100, and the measuring device 500 is placed thereon so that the measuring plate 510 directly contacts the dough 200. The upper cover 300 is then capped to the upper opening 110 such that the operating lever 530 can extend from the perforation 310. At this time, the position of the measuring board 510 corresponding to the pointing unit 700 can be observed. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the measurement plate 510 corresponds to the position of the indicator unit 700 of 50. Then, after a predetermined fermentation time, the position of the measuring plate 510 corresponding to the indicating unit 700 can be observed again to confirm whether the condition of the fermentation of the dough 200 is normal, to further determine whether baking can be performed or the composition needs to be adjusted. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the measuring plate 510 corresponds to the position of the indicating unit 700, and if the normal position should be greater than 100, the dough 200 in this embodiment is normally fermented and can be sent to the oven for baking. . In contrast, if the position of the measuring plate 510 corresponding to the indicating unit 700 is less than 100 after a predetermined fermentation time, indicating that the fermentation condition of the dough 200 is abnormal, it is necessary to adjust the composition of the dough 200 first, for example, re-mixing the yeast, Powder or increase or decrease flour, water, sugar, etc.

In summary, by the dough fermentation test apparatus 800 of the present invention, it is possible to pre-test whether the dough is fermented normally before baking, and then decide whether to bake or adjust the ingredients to avoid baking in the case of incomplete or unsuccessful fermentation. To make a failed bread and pastry, to avoid waste of raw materials and time. On the other hand, the dough of the same composition should have a similar degree of fermentation, for example, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, after a predetermined fermentation time, the measuring plate 510 corresponds to The position of the indicator unit 700 is 120. In another embodiment, if the position is 140, it means that although the fermentation is successful, the degree of fermentation is obviously different, and the taste of the baked product may be different. The dough fermentation test apparatus 800 of the present invention can effectively measure the degree of fermentation quantitatively, thereby improving the stability of the product.

In the foregoing embodiment, the straight container 100 is cylindrical. The straight container 100 is completely light transmissive. However, in the different embodiments shown in FIG. 5, the light transmissive portion of the side wall 130 is a light transmissive window 134, and the indicating unit 700 is disposed on the surface of the light transmissive window 134.

While the foregoing description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, the embodiments of the invention The spirit and scope of the principles of the invention. Modifications of many forms, structures, arrangements, ratios, materials, components and components can be made by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed herein are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, and the legal equivalents thereof are not limited to the foregoing description.

100‧‧‧ Straight container

110‧‧‧Opening

130‧‧‧ side wall

150‧‧‧ inside bottom

300‧‧‧上盖

310‧‧‧Perforation

500‧‧‧Measurer

510‧‧‧Measurement board

530‧‧‧Operator

531‧‧‧

533‧‧‧

700‧‧‧Instruction unit

800‧‧‧Dough Fermentation Tester

Claims (10)

A dough fermentation test device comprising: a continuous container, comprising an upper opening, a side wall, and an inner bottom surface, the side wall being at least partially transparent; and an upper cover detachably covering the upper opening, the cover The upper cover has a perforation; a measuring device comprises: a measuring plate disposed in the straight container so as to be movable up and down; an operating rod having one end connected to the measuring plate and the other end extending from the perforating the straight container An indicating unit is disposed on the permeable portion of the side wall in such a manner as to indicate the position of the measuring board relative to the inner bottom surface. The dough fermentation test device of claim 1, wherein the straight container is cylindrical. The dough fermentation test device of claim 1, wherein the straight container is all light transmissive. The dough fermentation test device of claim 1, wherein the light transmissive portion of the side wall is a light transmissive window, and the indicating unit is disposed on the light transmissive window surface. The dough fermentation test apparatus of claim 1, wherein the straight container is made of acrylic. The dough fermentation test apparatus of claim 1, wherein the upper cover is made of acryl. The dough fermentation test device of claim 1, wherein the measuring plate has the same shape as the inner bottom surface of the straight container, and the measuring plate has an area slightly smaller than an area of the inner bottom surface. The dough fermentation test apparatus of claim 1, wherein the measuring plate is made of stainless steel. The dough fermentation test apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operating rod is made of stainless steel. The dough fermentation test device of claim 1, wherein the indicating unit is a scale.