A METHOD AND A MIXER FOR COOKING A FOOD PRODUCT THAT CONTAINS STARCH

Abstract

A method (200) for cooking a food product by using a mixer (100), the food product comprising starch (STA) and the method comprising: providing (202, 204) liquid (W) and the starch into the mixer; mixing (206) the liquid and the starch to form a mixture (MIX); heating (208) the mixture for gelatinizing the starch by injecting (209) a first amount of steam (STE) into the mixer until a first set point temperature (T1) is reached; heating (210) the mixture for gelatinizing the starch further by feeding a heating medium (HM) through a heating jacket (104) of the mixer until a second set point temperature (T2) is reached which is higher than the first set point temperature (T1); and during the step of heating (210) by feeding the heating medium through the heating jacket, reducing the injecting (209) of steam to a second amount of steam, wherein the second amount of steam is 0 to 30% of the first amount of steam.

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