Pizza Sauce Applicator

Abstract

A pizza saucer having a housing in which components may be mounted. The housing includes a base having an upwardly facing deck, a neck that extends from the base to a head, and a manifold mounted to the head facing the deck. The housing contains at least one pump to convey pizza sauce from a source to the manifold, and a computer that controls a rotary prime mover in the base with a driveshaft extending through the deck to a tray drivingly linked to the driveshaft. An input, such as a touchscreen, is mounted to the head and faces the user during operation. With the touchscreen, the user may input the crust size. The computer actuates the pumps and the rotary prime mover, simultaneously causing the crust to rotate 360-370 degrees and the manifold to dispense sauce onto the crust until the crust is coated.

1 . A method of saucing a pizza comprising:
 (a) disposing a pizza crust below a manifold, the manifold having at least one inlet in fluid communication with multiple outlets that are positioned directly above the crust; and   (b) rotating the pizza crust relative to the manifold while simultaneously dispensing sauce from the outlets onto the crust.   
     
     
         2 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising weighing the pizza crust and rotating the pizza crust at a speed that is a function of its weight. 
     
     
         3 . The method in accordance with  claim 1 , further comprising weighing the pizza crust and dispensing sauce on the pizza crust from only the outlets that extend along substantially a radius of the pizza crust.