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Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production

Process, Production and Packaging Equipment

  • 2nd Edition - September 13, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Iain Davidson
  • Language: English

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Description

Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production, Second Edition is a practical reference that brings a complete description of the process and equipment necessary for automated food production in the food/biscuit industry. The book describes the existing and emerging technologies in biscuit making and production, making it a valuable asset to R&D personnel and students in food technology and engineering areas. The second edition brings 370 new photos and images for updated equipment. Additional chapters covering energy usage and baking efficiency are also included, along with data on energy usage and energy saving.

Iain Davidson shares his almost 50 years of experience in the biscuit baking industry worldwide with students, researchers or people joining a biscuit making company.

Key features

  • Describes the process and equipment needed for cookie and biscuit making
  • Includes protocols for baking, potential issues, and how to resolve them
  • Covers ingredients, dough mixing, dough forming, lamination, baking, and packaging
  • Explores reducing gas consumption with a heat recovery system
  • Provides practical information for applications, including protocols, equipment, and case studies

Readership

Senior managers and R&D in industrial biscuit manufacturing, particularly for production, engineering and purchasing departments. Researchers and postgraduate research students in the field of Food engineering, Food Technology, Foodservice and Culinary Technology. Food technologists, bakers, bakery engineers, new bakery staff involved in production, purchasing, maintenance

Table of contents

1. The Biscuits

2. Ingredient storage and handling

3. Dough Mixing

4. Dough Feed Systems

5. Dough Forming: Biscuit cutting machines

6. Dough Piece Forming: Laminating

7. Dough Piece Forming: Rotary Moulding

8. Dough Piece Forming: Depositing

9. Biscuit Baking Ovens

10. Oven Conveyor Bands

11. Oil Spray machines

12. Biscuit Cooling and handling

13. Biscuit Sandwiching

14. Biscuit Packaging

15. Biscuit Production

16. Ingredients for biscuits

17. Test Bakery

18. Test Bakery Equipment

19. Energy usage

20. Heat recovery

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 17, 2024
  • Language: English

About the author

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Iain Davidson

Iain graduated from the School of Industrial Design (Engineering) at Royal College of Art in London in 1965 and joined Baker Perkins Ltd. He was Industrial Design Engineer, working in the Technical Department on the design of new biscuit, bakery and candy processing. In 1990 Iain was appointed Regional Manager Asia Pacific for Baker Perkins and re-located to Indonesia and later to China. In 2000 Iain established his own company in Indonesia, PT Baker Pacific Mandiri. The company provided consultancy in the area of process technology and machinery for the biscuit, chocolate and candy industries, establishing a manufacturing capability for biscuit ovens and manufactured ovens in China, India and Indonesia. During recent years, Iain has provided training programs for technical staff in biscuit bakeries, both courses presented on site and also provision of presentation materials for in house programs. Iain is the author of three books published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Baker Pacific Ltd., Histon, Cambridge, UK

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