A tool which can separate the skin of a potato from its meat while simultaneously cutting the meat into usable sections is disclosed. The tool has a handle which mounts at one end a cutting edge assembly shaped to cut along the inside of the potato skin and lengthwise through the meat of the potato when the tool is held in one hand and a partially-baked potato which has been cut lengthwise is held in the other and the tool manipulated to cause the cutting edge assembly to be drawn lengthwise thr...

Disclosed are a potato flakes and the method for making the same. The potato flakes can be used to produce food products such as mashed potatoes, potato patties, potato pancakes, and potato snacks.

Disclosed is a potato dough and a method for making the same. The potato dough can be used to produce food products such as mashed potatoes, potato patties, potato pancakes, and potato snacks. The potato dough can also be used to form dehydrated potato products such as flakes, flanules, granules, agglomerates, sheets, pieces, bits, flour, and particulates. The dehydrated potato products are suitable for use in a wide variety of food products, such as mashed potatoes, potato patties, potato panca...

This invention involves a device for automatically cutting a potato or similar edible tubers into a shoe string form. The cutting device utilizes the entire potato during the cutting operation by the use of a novel potato support and receiving and cutting structures which are adapted to mate with the turning means which rotates the potato along the fixed axis.

A motor driven slicing machine for potatoes and the like is disclosed. The machine includes a circular fly wheel with a blade thereon which rotates across an exit port. Potatoes enter a feed tube at an entrance port and wedge against an outwardly tapered wall at the exit port so as the potato is sliced it is urged into the exit port by the slicing action against the tapered wall. Slices fall through an opening in the fly wheel to be collected or cooked.

A potato planter (10) having a horizontally disposed auger housing (23) divided longitudinally into two halves by separator plate (37), said housing being open at the top at the forward end for receiving seed potatoes from seed hopper (11) and open at the bottom at the rearmost end for dropping seed potatoes into a planting furrow. A pair of primary single blade augers (20) disposed for axial rotation within said housing along and adjacent to each side of separator place (37). A pair of secondar...

A potato masher integrally formed in a single piece made of polyetherimide.

A potato peeler having a base containing a motor and a container having a rotating abrading disc driven by the motor. A deflector extends above the disc from the side of the container and has an abrading surface. The abrading surface of the disc and deflector are defined by pyramidal teeth. This invention relates to potato peelers and more particularly comprises an electrically driven potato peeler designed for home use.

A potato seed planter includes one or more planting units with an endless conveyor. A plurality of cups are attached to the conveyor and each cup receives a potato seed as the conveyer travels upwardly between upper and lower sprockets. As the cups pass around the upper sprocket, any extra seeds in cups are removed by centrifugal force, differential velocity and/or a vibration unit. These extra potato seeds are recycled and returned to the seed bowl. The cups then travel through a generally hori...

A potato or other root crop harvester having a shock absorbing primary bed is disclosed. The primary bed is held in normal digging position by high pressure fluid cylinders. A shock to the shovels attached to the forward edge of the primary bed causes the fluid pressure to rise within the cylinders, thereby exceeding a relief valve setting and allowing the fluid to discharge from the cylinders to permit the primary bed to move rearwardly, absorbing the shock and preventing damage to the harveste...