Popcorn cooker/coater for caramel corn
Enhance your snack production efficiency with a versatile solution that combines cooking, coating, and agitation to produce high-quality caramel corn, kettle corn, and crispy snacks in a streamlined, single-process operation.
Cooks and Coats Popcorn and Nuts
The M320 Series Popcorn Cooker/Coater from AC Horn Manufacturing delivers precise cooking and coating of snacks through a sophisticated single-process, automatic design. Engineered to suit diverse applications like caramel corn and caramelized nuts, it integrates easily into existing production lines with preprogrammed temperature control and agitation for uniform coating. Capable of processing up to 100 lbs/hr, the M320 Series adapts to various batch sizes and recipes, ensuring high product consistency. With options to transition between products and configurations to meet specific processing demands, this equipment optimizes production efficiency. Constructed from durable materials, it supports enduring performance and ease of maintenance, making it an ideal solution for snack food manufacturers and food processing plants seeking reliable equipment integration and increased throughput.
Benefits
- Enhances production efficiency with automated cooking and coating processes.
- Increases product consistency and quality with precise temperature and agitation control.
- Adapts to diverse snack products, allowing flexible production switching.
- Optimizes operational output with capacities of up to 100 lbs/hr.
- Minimizes maintenance downtime with durable construction and simple cleaning requirements.
- Applications
- Japanese peanuts,Coated nuts,Snacks,Roasted nuts,Pellets,Nut butter,Chips,Sweets,Corn tortillas,Blanched peanuts,Popcorn
- End products
- Peanut brittle,Kettle corn,Caramel corn,Oil-popped popcorn,Caramelized nuts
- Steps before
- Ingredient Preparation,Temperature Set Point Programming
- Steps after
- Cooling,Packing
- Input ingredients
- popcorn,corn,caramel,peanut brittle ingredients,kettle corn ingredients,oil for popping,ingredients for caramelized nuts
- Output ingredients
- caramel corn,peanut brittle,kettle corn,oil-popped popcorn,caramelized nuts
- Market info
- AC Horn Manufacturing is renowned for its expertise in manufacturing industrial equipment for food processing, particularly in nut processing, popping equipment, and material handling systems, known for high-quality engineering and reliable performance in demanding industrial applications.
- Capacity
- 100 lbs/hr for caramel corn,70 lbs/hr for oil-pop popcorn
- Automation
- Preprogrammed temperature set points and automatic process continuation
- Temperature
- Input temperature of 185°F
- Product type
- Caramel corn,Kettle corn,Oil-pop popcorn
- Agitator availability
- Optional quick-change agitator for kettle corn
- Automation level
- Automatic with preprogrammed temperature set points
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch
- Capacity
- Up to 100 lbs/hr for caramel corn
- Changeover time
- Quick-change agitator for kettle corn
- Integration
- Single-process design
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Foaming
- N/A
- Footprint
- Compact due to single-process design
- Capacity
- Up to 100 lbs/hr for caramel corn
- Capacity
- Up to 70 lbs/hr for oil-popped popcorn
- Agitator type
- Optional quick-change for kettle corn
- Material used
- Food-grade materials