CN115868828B

CN115868828B - Control method and device of food mixer and food mixer

Info

Publication number: CN115868828B
Application number: CN202111145776.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张龙; 李晶; 陈凤卿; 陈道根; 孙毅; 张义军
Original assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Midea Consumer Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-09-28
Filing date: 2021-09-28
Publication date: 2024-07-19
Anticipated expiration: 2041-09-28
Also published as: CN115868828A

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of electric appliances, and provides a control method and device of a food mixer and the food mixer. The control method of the food stirrer comprises the following steps: determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of a seasoning material into the food material; and controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach a target mashed state. The control method of the food stirrer can realize the automatic control of the food stirrer in the whole process of preparing the meat paste, so that a user can operate the food stirrer more simply and conveniently, the use experience of the user is improved, the full mixing between flavoring materials and food materials can be ensured, the stirring state of the food materials is accurately controlled, and the taste and quality of a finished product obtained after stirring are better.

Description

Control method and device of food mixer and food mixer

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electric appliances, in particular to a control method and device of a food mixer and the food mixer.

Background

The meat balls are traditional instant conditioning food in China, are convenient to eat, balanced in nutrition, exquisite in package and small in capacity, and are deeply favored by consumers. People often purchase the manual beating to prepare the meat balls, but the manual beef balls consume time, labor and the like, and are not easy to purchase. Most of the existing meat ball machines in the market are large-scale commercial types, the processed food amount is large, and the meat ball machine is not suitable for household use, so people usually adopt the household food mixer to manufacture meat balls, however, the food mixer in the related art cannot realize the function of automatic control, the meat paste for manufacturing the meat balls can be obtained only by multiple operations of users, in addition, the existing food mixer does not make corresponding changes for the manufacture and taste of the meat balls, and therefore the state of the meat paste cannot be accurately mastered by the users, and meat paste finished products suitable for manufacturing the meat balls are often not obtained.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the control method of the food mixer provided by the invention can realize automatic control of the food mixer in the whole meat sauce preparation process, so that a user can operate the food mixer more simply and conveniently, the use experience of the user is improved, the full mixing of seasoning materials and food materials can be ensured, the accurate control of the food material stirring state is realized, and the taste and quality of a finished product obtained after stirring are better.

The invention also provides a control device of the food mixer.

The invention also provides a food mixer.

The invention further provides electronic equipment.

The invention also provides a computer storage medium.

The invention also proposes a computer program product.

A control method of a food mixer according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes:

Determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of a seasoning material into the food material;

And controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach a target mashed state.

According to the control method of the food mixer, the automatic control of the food mixer in the whole meat sauce manufacturing process can be realized, so that a user can operate the food mixer more simply and conveniently, the use experience of the user is improved, the full mixing between seasoning materials and food materials can be ensured, the accurate control of the food material stirring state is realized, and the taste and quality of a finished product obtained after stirring are better.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the step of determining that the food material is in the first mashed state and controlling the addition of the flavoring material into the food material, the method further comprises:

controlling the food stirrer to stir the food materials.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material: the contact area between the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is A; in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state: the contact area between the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is B; wherein A is less than B.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material includes:

Controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to continuously stir for a first set period of time according to a first set rotating speed;

Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a second set time period according to a second set rotating speed, wherein the second set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, before the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material, the method further comprises:

acquiring food material basic information and the first mashing state;

and determining the first set rotating speed and the first set time period or determining the second set rotating speed and the second set time period based on the food material basic information and the first mashing state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a second set period of time at a second set rotational speed:

The interval duration between two adjacent stirring actions does not exceed the first interval duration, and the accumulated sum of all the interval durations does not exceed the second interval duration.

According to one embodiment of the invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to stir continuously at the first set rotational speed for a first set period of time: the first set rotating speed is V1, and the first set time length is T1, wherein V1 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T1 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1min;

Or in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a second set period of time at a second set rotational speed: the second set rotating speed is V2, the second set time length is T2, wherein V2 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, T2 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1min, the interval time length between two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the accumulated sum of all the interval time lengths is not more than 5min.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state includes:

controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a third set period of time according to a third set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target stirring state;

Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a fourth set time period according to a fourth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target mashed state, wherein the fourth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state, the method further comprises:

Acquiring food material basic information and the target mashing state;

And determining the third set rotating speed and the third set time period or determining the fourth set rotating speed and the fourth set time period based on the food material basic information, the first mashing state and the target mashing state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a fourth set period of time at a fourth set rotational speed:

the interval duration between two adjacent stirring actions does not exceed the third interval duration, and the accumulated sum of all the interval durations does not exceed the fourth interval duration.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to stir continuously at a third set rotational speed for a third set period of time: the third set rotating speed is V3, and the third set time length is T3, wherein V3 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T3 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 2min;

Or in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a fourth set period of time at a fourth set rotational speed: the fourth set rotating speed is V4, the fourth set time length is T4, wherein V4 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, T4 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 2min, the interval time length between two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the accumulated sum of all the interval time lengths is not more than 5min.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the flavouring substances comprise a first flavouring substance and a second flavouring substance;

The step of controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food material reaches a target mashing state comprises the following steps:

Determining to add the first flavoring material in the food material, and controlling the food mixer to mix the food material;

Determining that the food materials are stirred to a second mashing state, and controlling the food stirrer to stop stirring;

determining to add the second seasoning material into the food material, and controlling the food stirrer to continuously stir until the food material reaches a target mashed state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the addition of the second seasoning material within the food item, controlling the food mixer to continue stirring until the food item reaches a target mashed state, comprises:

controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a fifth set time period according to a fifth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target stirring state;

Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a sixth set time period according to a sixth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target mashed state, wherein the sixth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fifth set rotating speed is V5, and the fifth set time period is T5, wherein V5 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 3000r/min, and T5 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 30s;

Or the sixth set rotating speed is V6, and the sixth set time length is T6, wherein V6 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 3000r/min, and T6 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 30s.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the addition of the first flavoring material within the food material, controlling the food mixer to mix the food material, comprises:

Controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to continuously stir for a seventh set period of time according to a seventh set rotating speed;

Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for an eighth set time period according to an eighth set rotating speed, wherein the eighth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the seventh set rotating speed is V7, and the seventh set time period is T7, wherein V7 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T7 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1min;

or the eighth set rotating speed is V8, and the eighth set time length is T8, wherein V8 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T8 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1min.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control method of the food mixer further comprises:

Determining that the stirring part of the food stirrer stops working, and controlling the prompting device of the food stirrer to send out a prompt.

A control device of a food mixer according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present invention includes:

The first control total module is used for determining that the food materials are stirred to a first mashed state and controlling the addition of the flavoring materials in the food materials;

and the second control total module is used for controlling the food stirrer to continuously stir until the food materials reach a target mashing state.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, a food mixer includes:

a food mixer body provided with a mixing member;

The driving component is arranged on the food mixer body and is used for driving the mixing component to mix;

A controller for performing the control method of the food mixer according to the first aspect of the invention.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is configured to: and controlling the driving part to drive the stirring part to stir according to the contact area of the stirring part and the food material in the stirring direction until the food material reaches a target stirring state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is further configured to: the contact area is determined according to at least one of a thickness of a stirring edge of the stirring member, a length of the stirring member, and a degree of inclination of the stirring member.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is further configured to: and determining the third set rotating speed or the fourth set rotating speed according to the contact area of the stirring component and the food materials in the stirring direction.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the contact area is positively correlated with the third set rotational speed and/or the fourth set rotational speed;

or the contact area is positively correlated with the power of the drive component.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the blade edge thickness of the blade of the stirring member is greater than 0.1mm;

and/or the length of the blade is not less than one half of the shortest distance from the rotating shaft of the driving part to the inner wall surface of the food mixer body, and a gap exists between the blade and the inner wall of the food mixer body.

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the fourth aspect of the present invention comprises a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, which processor, when executing the program, implements the steps of the method for controlling a food mixer according to the first aspect of the present invention.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to an embodiment of the fifth aspect of the present invention has stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of controlling a food mixer according to the first aspect of the present invention.

A computer program product according to an embodiment of the sixth aspect of the invention comprises a computer program which, when being executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of controlling a food mixer according to the first aspect of the invention.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the invention, and that other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing steps of a method for controlling a food mixer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a second step of a control method of a food mixer according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a control device of a food mixer according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are illustrative of the invention but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In describing embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated and limited otherwise, the terms "coupled," "coupled," and "connected" should be construed broadly, and may be either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. The specific meaning of the above terms in embodiments of the present invention will be understood in detail by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In embodiments of the invention, unless expressly specified and limited otherwise, a first feature "up" or "down" on a second feature may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact via an intervening medium. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature may be a first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is level higher than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature may be the first feature being directly under or obliquely below the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the embodiments of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

Before describing the control method of the food mixer, the application scenario of the control method of the food mixer is explained first, and the control method of the food mixer can be applied to electrical equipment such as food mixers, choppers and the like, and can also be applied to intelligent terminals such as computers, smart phones and the like, and the control method of the food mixer is not particularly limited, so long as the control method of the food mixer can be carried and realized.

As shown in fig. 1, a control method of a food mixer according to an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention includes steps 100 and 200.

Step 100, determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of the flavoring material into the food material.

Step 200, controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach the target mashed state.

In step 100, the food material may be pre-processed to a first mashed state prior to being added to the food mixer; or the food material can be directly added into the food mixer and stirred to a first mashed state under the stirring action of the food mixer.

When the flavoring material is controlled to be added into the food material, the flavoring material can be added into the food material in the stirring process of the food mixer, or can be added into the food material after the food mixer stops stirring. The invention does not limit the adding process of the seasoning material, as long as the seasoning material is added into the food material.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the step of determining that the food material is in the first mashed state and controlling the addition of the flavoring material to the food material, further comprises: the food stirrer is controlled to stir the food materials.

As shown in fig. 2, a control method of a food mixer according to another embodiment of the present invention includes steps 300, 400 and 500.

And 300, controlling the food stirrer to stir the food materials.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the module for executing the control method of the food mixer is a controller, the controller can be arranged in the food mixer body to be used as a component part of the food mixer, the controller can also be arranged independently of the food mixer, and the work of the food mixer can be controlled by means of communication connection, electric connection and the like, for example, the controller can be an intelligent terminal such as a computer, an intelligent mobile phone and the like.

The main purpose of the control method of the food mixer of the invention is to produce the meat paste with good quality and good taste which meets the use standard, and the meat paste can be used for producing edible products such as meat balls, meat fillings and the like.

For convenience of description, the following description will be given by taking the meat paste prepared by the method as an example for preparing meat balls, and the meat paste can also be used for preparing meat stuffing, animal feed, etc., without loss of generality.

In step 300, the food material used to make the meat paste may be, but not limited to, beef, pork, fish, etc., the food material may be a combination of multiple meats, or side dishes such as lotus root, horseshoe, etc. may be included in the food material in addition to the meats. The invention does not limit the specific composition of the food material, and the user can decide the composition of the food material based on own taste, demand or preference.

In one embodiment of the invention, after the food material is put into the food mixer, the controller sends a control instruction to control the stirring component of the food mixer to start stirring based on the fact that the first detection device detects the addition of the food material, and at the moment, the stirring action of the food mixer is automatically controlled to be started by the controller; or the controller can also send a prompt signal (such as a light prompt, a sound prompt and the like) to remind a user to start the food stirrer, and at the moment, the stirring action of the food stirrer is started by the user after the user observes the prompt signal. The first detecting device is used for detecting whether food materials are added into the food mixer, and the first detecting device can be, but is not limited to, a weight sensor, an optical sensor and the like. It will be appreciated that the above-described embodiment is only one of many embodiments and is not intended to limit the specific manner in which the stirring action of the food mixer in step 300 may be initiated.

Step 400, determining that the food material is stirred to a first mashed state, controlling the food stirrer to stop stirring, and controlling the addition of the flavoring material into the food material.

In step 400, the controller determines that the food mixer is stirring food material to a first mashed state, and the controller controls the food mixer to stop stirring.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned "first mashed state" refers to an intermediate state of the food material before processing into the target mashed state, wherein the main purpose of processing the food material into the first mashed state is: through the stirring of food mixer, smash the food so that the meat tissue of food takes place the breakage to make the protein such as myosin in the muscle tissue fully dissolve, be convenient for follow-up processing step, step 300 is through preliminary processing food, lays a good foundation for follow-up seasoning material and the abundant process of fusing of food.

The first shredding state may be automatically generated according to a default setting of the system, and the first shredding state may also be generated in a personalized manner based on an advanced preset by a user, where the generating logic of the first shredding state may be: the execution subject for determining the first mashing state may be the user himself or herself or the controller, and is generated based on the information judgment such as the type of the food material, the specific use of the meat paste, the target mashing state of the food material, and the like.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the triggering condition for stopping stirring of the food mixer may be that the controller obtains that the food material state is the first mashed state. For example, when the controller acquires that the state of the food material is the first mashed state based on the second detection means for detecting the specific state of the food material, the second detection means may be, but is not limited to, an optical sensor or the like, the controller controls the food mixer to stop stirring.

In another embodiment of the invention, the triggering condition of stopping stirring of the food stirrer can also be a condition based on the duration acquired by the controller, the stirring rotating speed and the like. For example, a set period of time required for the food mixer to mix the food material to the first mashed state is preset in advance in step 300, and after the stirring member is operated for the set period of time, the controller obtains the end of the set period of time, thereby controlling the stirring member to stop the mixing.

It will be appreciated that the above embodiments are only two of many embodiments and do not constitute a specific limitation on the triggering conditions for stopping the stirring of the food mixer in step 400.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the automatic stop of the stirring action of the food stirrer is controlled, so that the subsequent seasoning material can be conveniently added, and the automatic control of the food stirrer is realized.

Step 500, determining to add seasoning materials into the food materials, and controlling the food stirrer to continuously stir until the food materials reach a target mashed state.

In step 500, when the controller determines that the seasoning material is added to the food material, the controller controls the food mixer to continuously mix the mixture of the food material and the seasoning material, so that the food material and the seasoning material are fully mixed, and the final finished meat paste is obtained.

According to embodiments of the present invention, the flavoring materials may include flavorings for flavoring such as table salt, soy sauce, vinegar, white sugar, cooking oil, etc., as well as flavorings for the purposes of protecting protein, improving meat sauce quality and preserving freshness, etc., such as starch, baking soda, ice cubes, etc., and flavorings for personal tastes, such as onion, ginger, garlic, egg white, pepper, etc. Of course, the seasoning material may also include other types of seasoning, and the present invention is not particularly limited herein, as long as the seasoning material can be used to achieve seasoning or to enhance the quality of meat paste.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the flavoring materials can be added by a user, and the flavoring materials can also be automatically thrown by an automatic throwing device in the food mixer controlled by the controller. For example, after the food mixer stops mixing, the user uncaps and adds flavoring material to the food material; or the controller determines that the food stirrer stops stirring, and an automatic feeding device in the food stirrer feeds the flavoring materials into the food materials under the control of the controller.

In one embodiment of the invention, after the controller obtains the signal that the food mixer stops stirring, the controller controls the prompting device to send prompting information (such as lamplight information, sound information and the like) for adding the flavoring materials to the user, and the user can add the flavoring materials into the food materials after obtaining the prompting information. The prompting device can be, but not limited to, a prompting lamp, a voice prompting device and the like, and can be arranged on the food mixer or the remote intelligent terminal.

It should be noted that the "determining that the flavoring material is added to the food material" mentioned in the above step 500 means: it was determined that all of the flavoring required during the meat paste production process was added to the food material. That is, after all the seasoning materials are added, the food materials are stirred to a target mashed state to obtain the finished meat paste. That is, during the process of making the food material into the finished meat paste, the flavoring material may be divided into portions to be added to the semi-finished meat paste multiple times.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the seasoning may be added in two portions, the first portion of the first seasoning (salt, starch, baking soda, ice cubes, etc.) for flavoring or improving the quality of the meat paste, and the food material and the first seasoning are mixed with stirring, the second portion of the second seasoning (onion, ginger, garlic, pepper, etc.) for adapting to the individual taste, and the food material and the second seasoning are mixed with stirring, and finally the food material is stirred to a target mashed state to obtain the finished meat paste.

In another embodiment of the invention, the seasoning materials can also be added all at once, and the food materials and the seasoning materials are stirred and mixed, and finally the food materials are stirred to a target mashed state, so that the finished meat paste is obtained.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned "target mashing state" refers to a final state required when the food material is made into the finished meat paste, the target mashing state may be automatically generated according to a default setting of the system, and the target mashing state may also be generated in a personalized manner based on an advance preset by a user, where the generation logic of the target mashing state may be: the determination of the target mashing state may be performed by a user or by a controller based on information such as the type of food material and the specific use of the meat paste.

For steps 300 to 500 of the present embodiment, the description will be given taking the example that the finished meat paste produced according to the present invention is used for producing meat balls: in the stirring process of stirring the food materials to the first stirring state for the first time, meat tissues can be crushed, so that proteins such as myosin in the muscle tissues are fully dissolved out; in the stirring process after the seasoning materials are added, muscle tissues can be further damaged through strong mechanical force, so that the protein is changed into sol, the meat paste which is not easy to stick to hands is finally formed, the seasoning materials and the food materials are fully mixed, for example, starch, baking soda and the like can improve the quality of the meat paste, and the shallot, ginger, garlic and the like can improve the flavor of the meat paste, so that the flavor and the quality of the meat paste are improved. In conclusion, the meat balls prepared based on the finished meat paste are rich in elasticity, compact in gaps and good in taste.

In sum, according to the control method of the food mixer, the automatic control of the food mixer in the whole meat sauce preparation process can be realized, so that a user can operate the food mixer more simply and conveniently, and the use experience of the user is improved; in addition, in order to avoid the problems of service life of the food mixer and quality of meat paste caused by overlong stirring duration, the meat mincing process is split into at least two times, and the step of adding the seasoning materials is inserted between the two meat mincing processes, so that overlong duration of single stirring is avoided, the full mixing of the seasoning materials and the food materials is ensured, the service life of the food mixer is prolonged, and the taste and quality of the finished meat paste are improved.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material: the contact area of the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is A; in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state: the contact area of the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is B; wherein A is less than B.

In this way, by limiting the size relation of the contact areas of the stirring components and the food materials in different stirring processes, the fine control of the food material state can be realized, the contact areas are more suitable for the corresponding stirring processes, and the quality of the final finished product can be better by limiting the contact areas for stirring the food materials to the target stirring state to be larger.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the purpose of the "control food mixer to mix food material" step is to mix food material into pieces, and the purpose of the "control food mixer to mix until food material reaches a target mixing state" step is to: the stirring component and the food material impact effect is obvious, and the stirring component rotates at a certain rotating speed to pull the food material, so that the food material is gummed, the gel elasticity of the obtained finished product is good, the meat emulsion emulsifying system is more stable, and the meat balls prepared from the food material in the target state are rich in elasticity, compact in gap and good in taste.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, to achieve the difference of contact areas, the specific manner may be: in the step of stirring the food material by the food stirrer, the stirring direction of the food stirrer is clockwise, so that the thinner edge of the stirring part is contacted with the food material; in the step of stirring by the food stirrer until the food material reaches the target mashed state, the stirring direction of the food stirrer is counterclockwise so that the thicker edge of the stirring member is in contact with the food material. In other embodiments, in the step of stirring the food mixer until the food material reaches the target mashed state, the change in the contact area may be achieved not by the reversal of the stirring member, but by controlling the stirring member to tilt in the axial direction to increase the contact area.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material to a first mashed state comprises:

The stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir continuously for a first set period of time according to a first set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a first stirring state. Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a second set period of time according to a second set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the first mashed state, wherein the second set period of time is the sum of accumulated periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

Because of instability and inaccuracy of the state of the food material, the state of the food material cannot be directly detected to realize refined control, and in the embodiment, by controlling the running rotating speed (such as the first set rotating speed or the second set rotating speed) and the running time (such as the first set time or the second set time) of the stirring component, the food material can be ensured to be changed into the first mashed state after being stirred for the first time, and the embodiment converts the control of the state of the food material into the control of the stirring component capable of being quantitatively processed, thereby realizing the quantitatively controlled operation and further realizing the precisely controlled state of the food material.

The above-mentioned "intermittently stirring" means stopping for a while after stirring for a while, then stirring again for a while, then stopping again for a while, and so forth, and repeating the cycle until the sum of the accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring members reaches the second set time period.

It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the controller controls the stirring member to perform the following two modes: firstly, the stirring part is controlled to continuously stir, so that the processing time of the whole step 100 can be reduced, and the overall efficiency of the control method is improved; secondly, the stirring part is controlled to be intermittently stirred, so that although the processing time of the step 100 is prolonged, on one hand, the continuous temperature rise of food materials due to overlong single stirring time can be avoided, so that the propagation of microorganisms in the food materials is reduced, the later meat ball texture process is more facilitated, on the other hand, the influence on the service life of the food stirrer due to overlong single stirring time can be avoided, the service life of the food stirrer is prolonged, and the risk of faults of the food stirrer is reduced.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a second set period of time at a second set rotational speed: the time interval between every two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the sum of all the time intervals is not more than 5min.

The inventors have found through many experimental studies that when the interval between stirring actions meets the above requirements of the present embodiment, the hardness, elasticity and mouthfeel of the meat balls produced from the finished meat paste will be better.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material to the first mashed state, further comprising:

acquiring food material basic information and a first mashing state;

Based on the food material base information and the first mashing state, a first set rotational speed and a first set time period are determined, or a second set rotational speed and a second set time period are determined.

Therefore, through specific food basic information and first mashing state information, the required running rotating speed and running time length of the stirring part can be determined, so that the control with strong pertinence and individuation can be realized according to different food types, and the accurate control of the food state is further realized.

The food material basic information refers to information such as components, types, current states and the like of the food material, and can reflect detailed information of the food material, so that a controller can accurately acquire the operation rotating speed and the operation time required by the stirring component based on the food material basic information. The mode of the controller obtaining the food material basic information may be that the controller obtains the food material basic information by automatically inputting the food material basic information by a user, or may be that the controller obtains the food material basic information by the food material information detection device and transmits the information to the controller. The present invention is not particularly limited herein.

The first mashing state refers to an intermediate state of the food material before being processed into the target mashing state, and the method for obtaining the first mashing state is described in detail above and will not be described herein.

It can be understood that in this embodiment, when the specific types, constituent components and current states of the food materials are different, and the first mashed states required to be achieved by the food materials are different, the stirring time and the stirring rotation speed required to achieve the first mashed states of the food materials are different, so that the stirring time and the stirring rotation speed are obtained on the basis of the basic information of the food materials and the first mashed states, so that the food materials can achieve the first mashed states more accurately, and personalized differences are made for different food materials, and the pertinence and the individuality are stronger.

For example, when the controller obtains that the food material includes beef and obtains that the first mashed state is meat paste, the controller may determine the first set rotational speed and the first set time period (or the second set rotational speed and the second set time period) of the stirring member based on the above information.

In one embodiment of the invention, the first set rotating speed is V1, and the first set time period is T1, wherein V1 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T1 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1min; or the second set rotating speed is V2, and the second set time length is T2, wherein V2 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T2 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1min.

The above data are summarized by the inventors based on the results of a plurality of experimental studies, and when the stirring speed and the stirring time period of the stirring member are controlled within the above data ranges, the quality and the taste of the obtained meat paste are better, and the hardness, the elasticity and the taste of the meat balls produced using the meat paste will be better.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of controlling the food mixer to continue mixing until the food material reaches a target mashed state comprises:

Controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a third set time period according to a third set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target stirring state;

Or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a fourth set time period according to a fourth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target mashing state, wherein the fourth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

Because of instability and inaccuracy of the state of the food material, the state of the food material cannot be directly detected to realize refined control, but in the embodiment, by controlling the running rotating speed (such as the third set rotating speed or the third set rotating speed) and the running time (such as the fourth set time or the fourth set time) of the stirring component, the food material can be ensured to be finally changed into the target mashed state after being stirred, and the embodiment converts the control of the state of the food material into the control of the stirring component capable of being quantitatively processed, thereby realizing the quantitatively controlled operation and further realizing the precisely controlled state of the food material.

The above-mentioned "intermittently stirring" means stopping for a while after stirring for a while, then stirring again for a while, then stopping again for a while, and so forth, and repeating the cycle until the sum of the accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring members reaches the fourth set time period.

It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the controller controls the stirring member to perform the following two modes: firstly, the stirring part is controlled to continuously stir, so that the processing time of the whole step 300 can be reduced, and the overall efficiency of the control method is improved; secondly, the stirring component is controlled to be intermittently stirred, so that although the processing time of the step 300 is prolonged, protein denaturation caused by the temperature rise of the meat paste can be avoided, the capability of avoiding the water binding of the meat paste is weakened, the gel elasticity of the meat paste is ensured, and finally the elasticity of meat balls is ensured, and on the other hand, the influence on the service life of the food stirrer due to overlong single stirring time can be avoided, so that the service life of the food stirrer is prolonged, and the risk of the food stirrer to malfunction is reduced.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a fourth set period of time at a fourth set rotational speed: the time interval between every two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the sum of all the time intervals is not more than 5min.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, before the step of controlling the food mixer to continue mixing until the food material reaches the target mashed state, further comprising:

acquiring basic information of food materials and a target mashing state;

and determining a third set rotating speed and a third set time period or determining a fourth set rotating speed and a fourth set time period based on the food material basic information, the first mashing state and the target mashing state.

Therefore, through specific food material basic information and target mashing state information, the required running rotating speed and running time of the stirring part can be determined, so that the targeted and personalized control can be realized according to different food material types, and the accurate control of the food material state is further realized.

The food material basic information and the target information are described in detail above, and are not described herein.

It can be appreciated that in this embodiment, when specific types and constituent components of the food materials are different, and the current first mashing state of the food materials is different and the target mashing state required to be achieved by the food materials is different, the stirring time period and the stirring rotation speed required for the food materials to reach the target mashing state from the first mashing state are different, so that the stirring time period and the stirring rotation speed are obtained on the basis of the food material basic information, the first mashing state and the target mashing state, the food materials can more accurately achieve the target mashing state, and personalized distinction is made for different food materials, and the pertinence and the individuality are stronger.

For example, the controller may determine the third set rotational speed and the third set time period (or the fourth set rotational speed and the fourth set time period) of the stirring member based on the above information when the controller obtains that the food material includes beef, and obtains that the first mashed state is a meat paste state and the target mashed state is a meat paste state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the third set rotating speed is V3, and the third set time period is T3, wherein V3 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T3 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 2min; or the fourth set rotating speed is V4, and the fourth set time length is T4, wherein V4 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 6000r/min, and T4 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 2min.

A specific embodiment of a control method of a food mixer according to the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

After 300g of fresh yellow corbel meat or pork fillet is initially diced, cleaned and put into a food stirrer by a user, the cover is closed, the food stirrer is started and is stirred for the first time, the main purpose of the first stirring is to crush meat cubes or side dishes into a meat emulsion state, wherein the rotating speed of a stirring knife of the food stirrer is 3000r/min, the food stirrer can continuously stir or intermittently stir, and the total duration of continuous stirring is 40s when the food stirrer continuously stirs.

The first stirring is mainly carried out by stirring at high speed to break up meat tissue and sufficiently dissolve proteins such as myosin in the muscle tissue. It should be noted that the duration of the first agitation is not easily too long, otherwise, the temperature of the meat emulsion is increased, so that microorganisms are continuously propagated, which is unfavorable for the texture of the meat balls in the later period.

After the food material is smashed to meat emulsion state, the food mixer stops stirring, and suggestion device reminds the user to add the seasoning materials simultaneously, and the seasoning materials includes: 4g of salt, 30g of ice cubes, 30g of clear water, 10g of fish sauce, 2g of pepper powder and 10g of starch. When it is determined that the seasoning is completely added and the lid is closed, the food mixer is continued to start and perform a second mixing.

Wherein, the content of the starch is between 4 percent and 15 percent, and the main function of the starch is to improve the adhesiveness, stability and water retention of the meat emulsion product and restrict the flow of fat and water. The adding amount of the salt is between 2 and 5 percent, the effect of the salt is seasoning, and meanwhile, the salt soluble protein is dissolved out, so that the elasticity and the hardness of the meat balls are improved. The addition amount of the baking soda is within 0.5 percent, and the baking soda has the main function of tenderization. The ice cubes have the function of reducing the temperature in the stirring process, so that protein denaturation in the meat emulsion is prevented, and the taste is ensured.

The primary purpose of the second agitation is to thoroughly mix the flavoring material with the meat emulsion while breaking the muscle tissue by strong mechanical forces to gel the protein. The final stirring target crushed state of the food stirrer is the state of forming meat emulsion which is not easy to be stained with hands. In the second stirring process, the rotating speed of the stirring knife of the food stirrer is 3000r/min, and the food stirrer can continuously stir or intermittently stir.

It will be appreciated that the second stirring may also achieve the following beneficial effects: the stirring component and the food material impact effect is obvious, and the stirring component rotates at a certain rotating speed to pull the food material, so that the food material is gummed, the gel elasticity of the obtained finished product is good, the meat emulsion emulsifying system is more stable, and the meat balls prepared from the food material in the target state are rich in elasticity, compact in gap and good in taste. It is understood that the beating effect of the food material can also be achieved by controlling the stirring rotation speed of the stirring member.

In the second stirring process, when the food stirrer continuously stirs, the total duration of continuous stirring is 50s; when the food stirrer is intermittently stirred, the food stirrer is firstly stirred for 30s, then stopped, and then started and continuously stirred for 20s-30s, wherein the interval duration between two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the accumulated sum of all interval durations is limited to be within 5min, so that the meat ball effect is better.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the flavouring substances comprise a first flavouring substance and a second flavouring substance.

Determining the addition of a flavoring material to the food material, controlling the food mixer to continue stirring until the food material reaches a target mashed state, comprising:

Determining to add a first seasoning material into the food material, and controlling the food stirrer to stir the food material;

determining that the food materials are stirred to a second stirring state, and controlling the food stirrer to stop stirring;

determining to add a second seasoning material into the food material, and controlling the food mixer to continue stirring until the food material reaches a target mashed state.

In this embodiment, the first seasoning means a seasoning having less negative influence on the quality of the meat paste, such as a seasoning (ice cubes, etc.) for protecting protein, a seasoning (salt, baking soda, etc.) for improving the quality of the meat paste; the second seasoning material refers to seasoning materials having a great negative influence on meat paste, such as shallot, ginger, garlic, etc.

It will be appreciated that if the second seasoning material is added first, the meat tissue will be entangled by the second seasoning material such as onion, ginger, garlic, etc., and the meat tissue will be damaged, so that the protein will not be sufficiently separated out, and finally the elasticity, hardness, taste and nutritional value of the meat balls will be seriously affected.

Therefore, in order to solve the above technical problems, according to the embodiment, the seasoning materials are classified into two types, and the food materials are added in batches, namely, the first seasoning material is added first, and the second seasoning material is added again after the second stirring, so that adverse effects of the seasoning materials such as shallot, ginger and garlic on the food materials can be reduced, the quality of the finished meat paste is improved, and the quality of the meat balls manufactured based on the meat paste is better.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the addition of a second flavoring material within the food material, controlling the food mixer to continue stirring until the food material reaches a target mashed state, comprises:

Controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a fifth set time period according to a fifth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target stirring state; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a sixth set time period according to the sixth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target mashing state, wherein the sixth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring part.

The above-mentioned "intermittently stirring" means stopping for a while after stirring for a while, then stirring again for a while, then stopping again for a while, and so forth, and repeating the cycle until the sum of the accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring members reaches the sixth set time period.

It will be appreciated that in this embodiment, the controller controls the stirring member to stir in the following two manners: firstly, controlling a stirring part to continuously stir; and secondly, the stirring part is controlled to stir intermittently. The beneficial effects of the two execution modes are described in detail above, and are not described herein.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fifth set rotating speed is V5, and the fifth set time period is T5, wherein V5 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 3000r/min, and T5 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 30s; or the sixth set rotating speed is V6, and the sixth set time length is T6, wherein V6 is more than or equal to 1000r/min and less than or equal to 3000r/min, and T6 is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 30s.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the step of determining the addition of a first flavoring material within a food material, controlling a food mixer to mix the food material, comprises:

controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to continuously stir for a seventh set time period according to a seventh set rotating speed; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for an eighth set time period according to the eighth set rotating speed, wherein the eighth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring part.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control method of the food mixer further comprises: determining that the stirring part of the food stirrer stops working, and controlling the prompting device of the food stirrer to send out prompts.

Therefore, after the food mixer stops stirring every time, a user can clearly and timely know the current working state of the food mixer according to the prompt sent by the prompt device.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the food mixer stops working after stirring the food material to the first mashed state, and the prompting device sends a prompt for adding the first flavoring material, and the user can add the first flavoring material into the food material according to the prompt; stopping working after the food stirrer stirs the food materials to a second mashing state, and sending a prompt for adding the second flavoring materials by the prompt device at the moment, wherein a user can add the second flavoring materials into the food materials according to the prompt; the food mixer stops working after stirring food materials to a target mashing state, and the prompting device sends out a prompt for finishing meat paste manufacture at the moment, and a user can take out the finished meat paste from the food mixer according to the prompt.

Another specific embodiment of a control method of a food mixer according to the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The user washes the food material and cuts it into pieces or pieces so as to put it into the food mixer, the food material is not limited to pigs, cows, sheep, fish, celery, garlic cloves, peppers, etc.

Subsequently, the food mixer is started and a first mixing is performed, the purpose of the first mixing is to pulverize the meat pieces or side dishes, at which time the mixing speed of the food mixer is high and the mixing time is less than 1min.

After the food mixer stops stirring, the prompting device sends out a prompt to remind a user to add a first flavoring material, wherein the first flavoring material comprises 2% -5% of salt (preferably 3%), 0-1% of sodium bicarbonate (preferably 0.8%), and ice cubes or ice water with the content not exceeding 20%.

When the controller determines that the user has finished adding the first flavoring material, the food mixer is started and a second mixing is performed. The main purpose of the second stirring is to mix the first seasoning material with the food materials in the first mashed state, at this time, the stirring speed of the food stirrer adopts medium-speed stirring, the stirring speed is between 1000r/min and 6000r/min, the second stirring ensures that the protein in the food materials has sufficient time to dissolve out, and the protein and the first seasoning material are crosslinked, so that the taste of the meat balls is more crisp and rebound. Wherein the total duration of the stirring action is less than 1min, the food stirrer can continuously stir or intermittently stir, for example, stop for 10s every 15s of stirring, etc.

After the food mixer stops stirring, the prompting device sends a prompt to remind a user to add a second seasoning material, wherein the second seasoning material comprises shallot, ginger, egg white, 3% of starch, white pepper powder, white sugar and 10% of edible oil.

When the controller determines that the user has finished adding the second flavoring material, the food mixer is started and a third mixing is performed. The main purpose of the third stirring is to mix the second seasoning material with the food material in the second mashed state, at this time, the rotation speed of the food stirrer is between 1000r/min and 3000r/min, the total duration of the stirring action is less than 30s, and the food stirrer can continuously stir or intermittently stir. And finally, stirring the food materials to a target stirring state by the food stirrer, and stopping stirring to obtain the finished meat paste.

According to the control method of the food mixer, the finished meat paste produced by the control method can be used for making beef balls, pork balls, cuttlefish balls, grass carp balls and other meat balls.

The food materials required for preparing the beef balls comprise 300 g of beef, 40 g of edible oil and 40 g of ice blocks are added during the first stirring, and the total duration of the first stirring action is 50s. The required first seasoning material comprises 7 g of salt, 3g of sugar, 3g of pepper and 1 egg white, and the total duration of the second stirring action is 20s. The second seasoning material required comprises 15 g of starch and ginger juice, and the total duration of the third stirring action is 10s.

The food materials required for preparing the pork balls comprise 300 g of lean pork and 40 g of fat pork, 30 g of ice cubes are added during the first stirring, and the total duration of the first stirring action is 50s. The required first seasoning material comprises 7 g of salt, 3g of sugar, 3g of pepper and 1 egg white, and the total duration of the second stirring action is 20s. The second seasoning material required comprises 15 g of starch and ginger juice, and the total duration of the third stirring action is 10s.

The food material required for making the cuttlefish balls comprises 350 g of cuttlefish, the food material required for making the grass carp balls comprises 350 g of grass carp, 10 g of edible oil is added during the first stirring when the two meat balls are made, and the total duration of the first stirring action is 50s. In addition, when the two meatballs are manufactured, the required first seasoning materials comprise 7g of salt, 3g of sugar, 3g of pepper powder and 1 egg white, and the total duration of the second stirring action is 20s. The second flavoring material required comprises starch water and ginger and onion juice, and the total duration of the third stirring action is 10s.

As shown in fig. 3, a control device of a food mixer according to an embodiment of a second aspect of the present invention includes:

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the control device of the food mixer further comprises:

and the third control total module is used for controlling the food stirrer to stir the food materials.

The first control submodule is used for controlling the stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a first set period of time according to a first set rotating speed; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a second set time period according to a second set rotating speed, wherein the second set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

the first acquisition module is used for acquiring food material basic information and a first mashing state;

The first analysis module is used for determining a first set rotating speed and a first set duration or determining a second set rotating speed and a second set duration based on the food material basic information and the first mashing state.

The second control submodule is used for controlling the stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a third set time period according to a third set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target mashing state; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a fourth set time period according to a fourth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target mashing state, wherein the fourth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part.

the second acquisition module is used for acquiring food material basic information and a target mashing state;

the second analysis module is used for determining a third set rotating speed and a third set duration or determining a fourth set rotating speed and a fourth set duration based on the food material basic information, the first mashing state and the target mashing state.

the third control submodule is used for determining that the first seasoning material is added into the food materials and controlling the food stirrer to stir the food materials;

A fourth control sub-module for determining that the food materials are stirred to a second mashing state and controlling the food stirrer to stop stirring;

and the fifth control submodule is used for determining that the second seasoning material is added into the food materials and controlling the food stirrer to continuously stir until the food materials reach a target mashed state.

A sixth control submodule, configured to control a stirring component of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a fifth set period of time at a fifth set rotational speed, so as to stir the food material to a target mashed state; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a sixth set time period according to the sixth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to a target mashing state, wherein the sixth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring part.

A seventh control submodule, configured to control the stirring component of the food stirrer to continuously stir for a seventh set period of time according to a seventh set rotational speed; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for an eighth set time period according to the eighth set rotating speed, wherein the eighth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of the stirring actions of the stirring part.

And the eighth control submodule is used for determining that the stirring part of the food stirrer stops working and controlling the prompting device of the food stirrer to send out prompts.

According to an embodiment of the third aspect of the present invention, a food mixer includes: a food mixer body provided with a mixing member; the driving component is arranged on the food mixer body and is used for driving the mixing component to mix; a controller for performing the control method of the food mixer according to the first aspect of the invention.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is configured to: according to the contact area between the stirring component and the food in the stirring direction, the driving component is controlled to drive the stirring component to stir until the food reaches the target stirring state.

In the present embodiment, when the contact area of the stirring member with the food material is small, the driving member is controlled to drive the stirring member so that the food material is stirred to the first mashed state. When the contact area between the stirring part and the food material is large, the driving part is controlled to drive the stirring part so that the food material is stirred to a target mashing state. Thus, accurate control on food material stirring process can be realized.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is further configured to: the contact area is determined according to at least one of the thickness of the stirring edge of the stirring member, the length of the stirring member, and the degree of inclination of the stirring member.

It should be explained that, to realize the difference of the contact areas, the specific manner may be: in the step of stirring the food material by the food stirrer, the stirring direction of the food stirrer is clockwise, so that the thinner edge of the stirring part is contacted with the food material; in the step of stirring by the food stirrer until the food material reaches the target mashed state, the stirring direction of the food stirrer is counterclockwise so that the thicker edge of the stirring member is in contact with the food material. In other embodiments, in the step of stirring the food mixer until the food material reaches the target mashed state, the change in the contact area may be achieved not by the inversion of the stirring member, but by controlling the tilting of the stirring member in the axial direction to increase the contact area, or also by controlling the length of the stirring member extending into the food material to control the change in the contact area. According to one embodiment of the invention, the controller is further configured to: and determining the third set rotating speed or the fourth set rotating speed according to the contact area of the stirring part and the food materials in the stirring direction.

When the contact area between the food material and the stirring member is different, the rotation speed of the stirring member is also changed in order to stir the food material to the target setting state. The rotation speeds of different stirring components are obtained based on different contact areas, so that the food materials can be accurately stirred to a target stirring state.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the contact area is positively correlated with the third set rotational speed and/or the fourth set rotational speed; or the contact area is positively correlated with the power of the driving member. That is, the larger the contact area, the larger the third set rotational speed and/or the fourth set rotational speed; the larger the contact area, the more power the drive member is.

In this way, a specific control method of the stirring member can be obtained on the basis of the contact area by the corresponding correlation.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the blade edge thickness of the blade of the stirring member is greater than 0.1mm; and/or the length of the blade is not less than one half of the shortest distance from the rotating shaft of the driving part to the inner wall surface of the food mixer body, and a gap exists between the blade and the inner wall of the food mixer body.

Like this, increased the area of contact of stirring part with edible material in the stirring direction to realize beating effect to edible material, make stirring part and edible material striking effect obvious, and stirring part rotates under certain rotational speed and pull edible material, make edible material play the gum, thereby the gel elasticity of the finished product that obtains is good, meat emulsion emulsification system is more stable, and the meat ball that is made with edible material of this target state is rich in elasticity, the space is compact, the taste is better.

Some embodiments of the food mixer according to embodiments of the present invention and some embodiments of the existing food mixer are described below, and the meat balls produced by the food mixer of the present invention are compared with the meat balls produced by the existing food mixer.

Existing embodiment one: the blade of the existing commercial food mixer is sharp, the food mixer starts stirring for 40s, then adding ingredients and then starts stirring for 50s.

In the first embodiment of the invention: the blade of the food mixer of the invention is blunt, the food mixer starts stirring for 40s, then adding ingredients, and then starts stirring for 50s.

In the second embodiment of the invention: the blade of the food mixer is blunt, the food mixer starts mixing for 40s, then adding ingredients, then starts for 30s, stops for 20s and starts for 20s.

The third embodiment of the invention: the blade of the food mixer is blunt, the food mixer starts mixing for 30s, stops 30s, starts for 30s, then adds ingredients, starts for 30s again, stops for 20s and starts for 30s again.

The fourth embodiment of the invention: when the food stirrer is used, the blade of the food stirrer is blunt, the food stirrer is firstly started for stirring for 30s, stopped for 5min, started for 30s, then ingredients are added, the stirring is started for 30s again, stopped for 5min and started for 30s again.

Table 1 comparison table of meat ball quality

Examples	Hardness of	Elasticity of	Juiciness of	Flavor of	Overall acceptability
						Description of the prior art	6.2	5.8	8.3	7.0	6.5
Embodiment one of the invention	11.2	12.5	9.8	8.5	9.5
						Embodiment II of the invention	11.8	12.2	9.3	8.6	9.4
Embodiment III of the invention	10.2	9.8	8.8	8.5	8.5
						Fourth embodiment of the invention	8.1	7.3	9.0	8.0	8.3

As can be seen from the mass comparison table of the meat balls, the meat balls obtained according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment are better in quality, and the meat balls are better than the meat balls obtained according to the other embodiments in elasticity and juice water, and the main reasons are that the protein gel is better, so that substances such as starch are wrapped, the water retention capacity is high, the juice loss after cooking is less, and the finally obtained meat balls are sufficient in elasticity and good in taste.

Fig. 4 illustrates a physical schematic diagram of an electronic device, as shown in fig. 4, which may include: processor 810, communication interface (Communications Interface) 820, memory 830, and communication bus 840, wherein processor 810, communication interface 820, memory 830 accomplish communication with each other through communication bus 840. The processor 810 may call logic instructions in the memory 830 to perform the following method: determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of a flavoring material into the food material; and controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach the target mashed state.

Further, the logic instructions in the memory 830 described above may be implemented in the form of software functional units and may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium when sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art or in a part of the technical solution in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, comprising several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method of the embodiments of the present invention. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a random access Memory (RAM, random Access Memory), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.

Further, embodiments of the present invention disclose a computer program product comprising a computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer program comprising program instructions which, when executed by a computer, enable the computer to perform the methods provided by the above-described method embodiments, for example comprising: determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of a flavoring material into the food material; and controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach the target mashed state.

In another aspect, embodiments of the present invention further provide a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by a processor is implemented to perform the transmission method provided in the above embodiments, for example, including: determining that the food material is in a first mashed state, and controlling the addition of a flavoring material into the food material; and controlling the food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach the target mashed state. The apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein elements illustrated as separate elements may or may not be physically separate, and elements shown as elements may or may not be physical elements, may be located in one place, or may be distributed over a plurality of network elements. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand and implement the present invention without undue burden.

From the above description of the embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiments may be implemented by means of software plus necessary general hardware platforms, or of course may be implemented by means of hardware. Based on such understanding, the foregoing technical solutions may be embodied essentially or in part in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., including several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the various embodiments or methods of some parts of the embodiments.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present invention, and are not limiting; although the invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

The above embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention, and are not limiting of the present invention. While the invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various combinations, modifications, or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and it is intended to be covered by the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a food mixer, comprising:

Controlling a food stirrer to stir until the food materials reach a target mashing state;

before the step of determining that the food material is in the first mashed state and controlling the addition of the flavoring material into the food material, the method further comprises:

Controlling the food stirrer to stir the food materials;

in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material: the contact area between the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is A; in the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state: the contact area between the stirring part of the food stirrer and the food material in the stirring direction is B; wherein A is less than B.

2. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 1, wherein the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material comprises:

3. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 2, further comprising, prior to the step of controlling the food mixer to mix the food material:

acquiring food material basic information and the first mashing state;

4. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 2, wherein in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food mixer to intermittently stir for a second set period of time at a second set rotational speed:

5. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 4, wherein in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food mixer to continuously stir at the first set rotational speed for the first set period of time: the first set rotating speed is V1, and the first set time length is T1, wherein V1 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, and T1 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1 min;

or in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a second set period of time at a second set rotational speed: the second set rotating speed is V2, the second set time length is T2, wherein V2 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, T2 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1 min, the interval time length between two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the accumulated sum of all the interval time lengths is not more than 5min.

6. The method of controlling a food mixer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state includes:

7. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 6, further comprising, before the step of controlling the food mixer to mix until the food material reaches a target mashed state:

Acquiring food material basic information and the target mashing state;

8. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 6, wherein in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food mixer to intermittently stir for a fourth set period of time at a fourth set rotational speed:

9. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 8, wherein in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food mixer to continuously stir for a third set period of time at a third set rotational speed: the third set rotating speed is V3, and the third set time length is T3, wherein V3 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, and T3 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 2 min;

Or in the step of controlling the stirring member of the food stirring machine to intermittently stir for a fourth set period of time at a fourth set rotational speed: the fourth set rotating speed is V4, the fourth set time length is T4, wherein V4 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, T4 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 2min, the interval time length between two adjacent stirring actions is not more than 2min, and the accumulated sum of all the interval time lengths is not more than 5min.

10. The method of controlling a food mixer according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the flavouring substances include a first flavouring substance and a second flavouring substance;

11. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 10, wherein the step of determining the addition of the second seasoning material within the food item, controlling the food mixer to continue mixing until the food item reaches a target mashed state, comprises:

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the fifth set rotational speed is V5 and the fifth set time period is T5, wherein V5 is 1000 r/min-3000 r/min, and T5 is 0-30 s;

Or the sixth set rotating speed is V6, and the sixth set time length is T6, wherein V6 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 3000 r/min, and T6 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 30 s.

13. The method of controlling a food mixer according to claim 10, wherein the step of determining the addition of the first flavoring material within the food material, controlling the food mixer to mix the food material, comprises:

14. The method for controlling a food mixer as set forth in claim 13 wherein the seventh set rotational speed is V7, the seventh set time length is T7, wherein V7 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, and T7 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1 min;

Or the eighth set rotating speed is V8, and the eighth set time length is T8, wherein V8 is more than or equal to 1000 r/min and less than or equal to 6000 r/min, and T8 is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1 min.

15. The method of controlling a food mixer of claim 10 further comprising:

16. A food mixer, comprising:

a food mixer body provided with a mixing member;

a controller for performing the method of controlling a food mixer according to any of claims 1 to 15.

17. The food mixer of claim 16 wherein the controller is configured to: and controlling the driving part to drive the stirring part to stir according to the contact area of the stirring part and the food material in the stirring direction until the food material reaches a target stirring state.

18. The food mixer of claim 17 wherein the controller is further configured to: the contact area is determined according to at least one of a thickness of a stirring edge of the stirring member, a length of the stirring member, and a degree of inclination of the stirring member.

19. The food mixer of claim 17 wherein the controller is configured to: controlling a stirring part of the food stirrer to stir continuously for a third set period of time according to a third set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target stirring state; or the stirring part of the food stirrer is controlled to stir intermittently for a fourth set time period according to a fourth set rotating speed so as to stir the food materials to the target mashed state, wherein the fourth set time period is the sum of accumulated time periods of stirring actions of the stirring part;

The controller is further configured to: and determining the third set rotating speed or the fourth set rotating speed according to the contact area of the stirring component and the food materials in the stirring direction.

20. The food mixer of claim 19, wherein the contact area is positively correlated with the third set rotational speed and/or the fourth set rotational speed;

21. The food mixer of claim 16 wherein the blade of the mixing member has a blade edge thickness of greater than 0.1mm;

22. An electronic device comprising a memory, a processor and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that the processor implements the steps of the method of controlling a food mixer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15 when executing the program.

23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method of controlling a food mixer according to any of claims 1 to 15.

24. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that the computer program, when being executed by a processor, realizes the steps of the method of controlling a food mixer as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 15.