Biscuit, Cookie and Cracker Production

Book excerpt: Biscuit, Cookie, and Cracker Production: Process, Production, and Packaging Equipment 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, bringing a valuable asset to R&D personnel and students in food technology and engineering areas. Full of clear illustrations, photos and text describing types of biscuits, cookies and crackers, ingredients, test bakery equipment, dough piece forming, biscuit baking ovens, biscuit cooling and handling, and processing and packaging, this book presents a timely resource on the topic. - Covers the complete processed food production line, from raw materials to packaged product - Shows, in detail, the process, production and packaging equipment for biscuits, cookies and crackers - Provides an understanding of the development from a manual artisan process to a fully automated, high-volume production process - Brings more than 200 pictures of biscuits, cookies and crackers, along with machinery