Blanching solution for pasta and rice

Eliminate clumping and overcooking with a high-capacity continuous system designed for efficient cooking, blanching, and cooling of diverse food products, ensuring uniform quality and rapid changeovers.

Cooks, Blanches, and Cools Diverse Food Products

The Clean-Flow® system from Lyco Manufacturing is an innovative solution tailored for food processing companies seeking to enhance their operations. This continuous blancher, cooker, and cooler addresses key industry challenges by utilizing patented Hydro-Flow® agitation to ensure uniform cooking, prevent clumping, and improve yield by up to 15%. Designed for a broad range of applications, such as pasta, rice, and vegetables, it efficiently processes products for ready-to-eat markets and prepared meal operations. With a fully automated, continuous operation, this equipment offers rapid changeovers and simplifies integration with existing production lines. Its 95% self-cleaning capability reduces downtime and enhances sanitation standards, making it ideal for high-care processing environments. The Clean-Flow® is engineered to minimize energy use and is available in corrosion-resistant materials, meeting stringent hygiene and quality standards.

Benefits

  • Enhances product quality by preventing overcooking and undercooking through uniform processing.
  • Boosts yield by up to 15%, increasing operational efficiency and profitability.
  • Minimizes cleaning downtime with 95% self-cleaning capabilities, improving production flow.
  • Enables flexible production with rapid product changeovers, supporting diverse output.
  • Integrates seamlessly into existing lines with automated operation, reducing labor demands.

General


Applications
Seafood,Grains,Pasta,Pet food,Meat,Fruits,Green beans,Plant-based protein,Vegetables,Rice,Poultry,Dry beans,Pouches
End products
Pre-cooked pasta dishes,Cooked chicken breast strips,Plant-based burger patties,Fruit cocktail cups,Wet dog food cans,Quinoa salad packs,Canned green beans,Instant rice packets,Packaged dry beans,Frozen mixed vegetables,Seafood cocktail products
Steps before
Washing,Peeling,Pre-snipping,Cutting
Steps after
Cooling,Chilling,Packing
Input ingredients
pasta,rice,vegetables,dry beans,green beans,meat,poultry,seafood
Output ingredients
cooked pasta,cooked rice,cooked vegetables,cooked dry beans,cooked green beans,cooked meat,cooked poultry,cooked seafood
Market info
Lyco Manufacturing is known for designing and producing innovative cooking, cooling, and liquid-solid separation equipment, primarily for the food processing industry, with a strong reputation for reliability, efficiency, and cutting-edge solutions.

Technical Specifications


Yield Improvement
10% to 15%
Self-Cleaning Efficiency
95%
Automation
Fully automated
Cooling Time
Under 30 seconds from 200ºF to 40ºF
Changeover Time
Rapid/Quick
Agitation Method
Hydro-Flow®
Capacity Type
Continuous

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
Hydro-Flow® agitation
Integrated steps
Cooking,cooling,blanching
CIP principles
95% self-cleaning,CIP process
Batch vs continuous operation
Inline Continuous
Changeover time
Rapid changeover for multiple products
Automation level
Fully automated

Material Compatibility


Biological compatibility
Yes
Cleanability
95% Self-Cleaning
Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
High
Density/particle size
Applicable to pasta,rice,and vegetables

Physical Characteristics


Feed/discharge method
Continuous system
Discharge method
Fully automated