Nut Roasters
Nut Roasters
A Nut Roaster is a food processing system that roasts different types of nuts to improve the taste and texture. Commercial nut roasters are larger, usually continuous, systems that can produce roasted nuts quickly and hygienically for customer’s consumption. These can be ready-to-run or custom-made to the clients’s production needs. Nut roasters can be built for continuous processing with a conveyor belt that pulls the nuts through the roasting tunnel at different speeds, exposing it to pre-programmed heat settings. It can also be a batch processing nut roaster that uses trays and trolleys rather than a conveyor belt. Other additional features that can be attached to nut roasters including feed devices, flavour adding systems, conveyor hoists, packaging systems, tumble drum seasoner and more.
Process Systems Services Pty Ltd builds customised roasting tunnels using steel conveyor belts, for a range of nuts. They can also supply parts to oven manufacturers, such as conveyor sections, steel belts, drive and tail terminals.
Roasting Nuts
Nuts are a healthy option for snacks as most are low in starch, high in protein, fiber and Omega-3 oils. Due to this nutrient make-up, nuts are relatively slowly digested, which means they are a good source of long-lasting energy. While roasting does not significantly affect the nutrients in most nuts, it does add to their flavour and makes them crunchier. Nuts can also be dry roasted (without oil) or toasted (heated in a heavy skillet on a stove top for about 10-15min).
Conventional nut roasting involves removing the shells and skins of the nuts before heating them. They are tossed in vegetable oil (about 2 tablespoons per cup of nuts), placed on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray, sprinkled with salt, then roasted in the oven between 5 to 20 minutes. Once the nuts are slightly browned and fragrant, they should be removed from the oven.