Systems and methods for cutting and cooking a substance

Abstract

Systems and methods for cutting and cooking a substance are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: convey, via a primary conveying subsystem, a layer of food substance along a conveyance path along which the layer of food substance is conveyed; cut, via a cutter, the layer of food substance into food pieces; apply, via a primary pressurized fluid outlet, primary pressurized fluid such that the food pieces are released from the cutter; heat, via the heating mechanism, a chamber; apply, via a secondary pressurized fluid outlet, secondary pressurized fluid so that the food pieces are held flat to the primary conveying substrate, and hold, via a secondary conveying subsystem, the layer of food substance flat between the primary conveying substrate and a secondary conveying substrate for at least a portion of the chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system configured to cut and cook a raw food, the system comprising:
 a cooker, the cooker including a chamber and a heating mechanism for dehydrating pieces of raw food;   a primary conveying subsystem, the primary conveying subsystem being configured to convey food along a conveyance path, the primary subsystem including a primary conveying substrate and primary driving components, the primary conveying substrate forming a surface on which the food is carried, and the primary driving components moving the primary conveying substrate along the conveyance path;   a cutter configured to cut the raw food into raw food prior to conveyance through the cooker;   a primary pressurized fluid outlet, the primary pressurized fluid outlet being positioned so that primary pressurized fluid exiting the primary pressurized fluid outlet applies a force to the raw food pieces to release the raw food pieces from the cutter;   a secondary pressurized fluid outlet, the secondary pressurized fluid outlet being positioned above the primary conveying substrate and pointed toward the primary conveying substrate so that secondary pressurized fluid exiting the secondary pressurized fluid outlet applies force to the raw food pieces to hold the raw food pieces flat to the primary conveying substrate during conveyance along the conveyance path towards the chamber; and   a secondary conveying subsystem that includes a secondary conveying substrate and secondary driving components, the secondary conveying substrate being positioned adjacent to the primary conveying substrate to contact the raw food pieces on a side of the raw food pieces opposite the primary conveying substrate within the chamber such that the raw food pieces are held flat between the primary conveying substrate and the secondary conveying substrate for at least a portion of the conveyance path through the chamber to maintain a flatness of the raw food pieces between the first conveying subsystem and the second subsystem during dehydration by the cooker as the raw food pieces pass through the chamber between the first conveying subsystem and the second subsystem such that the raw food pieces become dehydrated food pieces.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a suction inlet configured to pull the raw food pieces to hold the raw food pieces flat to the primary conveying substrate during conveyance along the conveyance path towards the chamber, the suction inlet being positioned below the primary conveying substrate and pointed upward.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the secondary driving components move the secondary conveying substrate in accordance with the primary conveying substrate along the conveyance path within the chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the chamber includes an entrance and an exit and wherein the secondary conveying subsystem spans from prior to the entrance of the chamber to past the exit of the chamber. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the cutter includes blades, wherein the blades are arranged in a pattern on the exterior of the cutter. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the cutter is held by an axis rod around which the cutter rotates, wherein the cutter rotates as the primary conveying substrate carrying the raw food is conveyed underneath the cutter. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the blades are arranged in the pattern based on a predetermined size of the dehydrated food pieces subsequent to exiting the chamber and the size of the cutter. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the conveyance path ends at a container into which the dehydrated food pieces are conveyed. 
     
     
         9 . A method for cutting and cooking a raw food, the method comprising:
 conveying, via a primary conveying subsystem, food along a conveyance path, the primary conveying subsystem including a primary conveying substrate and primary driving components, the primary conveying substrate forming a surface on which the food is carried, and the primary driving components moving the primary conveying substrate along the conveyance path, wherein a cooker and a secondary conveying subsystem are positioned along the conveyance path, the cooker including with a chamber and a heating mechanism for dehydrating the raw food, the secondary conveying subsystem including a secondary conveying substrate and secondary driving components, wherein a cutter configured to cut the raw food;   cutting, via the cutter, the raw food into raw food pieces prior to conveyance through the cooker;   applying, via a primary pressurized fluid outlet, primary pressurized fluid, the primary pressurized fluid outlet being positioned so that primary pressurized fluid exiting the primary pressurized fluid outlet applies a force to the raw food pieces such that the raw food pieces are released from the cutter;   applying, via a secondary pressurized fluid outlet, secondary pressurized fluid, the secondary pressurized fluid outlet being positioned above the primary conveying substrate and pointed toward the primary conveying substrate so that the secondary pressurized fluid exiting the secondary pressurized fluid outlet applies force to the raw food pieces to hold the raw food pieces flat to the primary conveying substrate during conveyance along the conveyance path towards the chamber;   heating, via the heating mechanism, the chamber to dehydrate the raw food pieces passing through the chamber; and   conveying the raw food pieces for at least a portion of the conveyance path through the chamber, the secondary conveying substrate being positioned adjacent to the primary conveying substrate to contact the raw food pieces on a side of the raw food pieces opposite the primary conveying substrate within the chamber such that the raw food pieces are held flat between the primary conveying substrate and the secondary conveying substrate for at least the portion of the conveyance path through the chamber to maintain a flatness of the raw food pieces between the first conveying subsystem and the second subsystem during dehydration by the cooker as the raw food pieces pass through the chamber between the first conveying subsystem and the second subsystem such that the raw food pieces become dehydrated food pieces.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising:
 pulling, via a suction inlet, the raw food pieces to hold the raw food pieces flat to the primary conveying substrate during conveyance along the conveyance path towards the chamber, the suction inlet being positioned below the primary conveying substrate and pointed upward.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the secondary driving components move the secondary conveying substrate in accordance with the primary conveying substrate along the conveyance path within the chamber. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the chamber includes an entrance and an exit and wherein the secondary conveying subsystem spans prior to from the entrance of the chamber to past the exit of the chamber. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cutter includes blades, wherein the blades are arranged in a pattern on the exterior of the cutter. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the cutter is held by an axis rod around which the cutter rotates, wherein the cutter rotates as the primary conveying substrate carrying the raw food is conveyed underneath the cutter. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the blades are arranged in the pattern based on a predetermined size of the dehydrated food pieces subsequent to conveyance through the chamber and the size of the cutter. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the conveyance path ends at a container into which the dehydrated food pieces are conveyed.