DUNCAN MANLEY LTD - CONSULTANTS TO THE BISCUIT AND FOOD INDUSTRY

BISCUIT, COOKIE AND CRACKER MANUFACTURING MANUALS

by Duncan Manley, Published by ELSEVIER LTD. 

MANUAL 1. INGREDIENTS  

Types, Handling and uses in Biscuit Manufacture

Contents:

  • Background to the biscuit industry
  • Hygiene and safety aspects
  • Wheat flour and other cereals
  • Sugars and syrups
  • Fats, oils and butter
  • Dairy products
  • Dried fruit and nuts
  • Enzymes
  • Flavours and spice
  • Chemicals
  • Chocolate and cocoa
   
MANUAL 2 BISCUIT DOUGHS  

Types, Mixing, Conditioning and Handling of doughs

Contents:

  • Background to the biscuit industry
  • Hygiene and safety aspects
  • Problem solving
  • Mixing the dough
  • Metering of ingredients into mixers
  • Care, cleaning and maintenance of machinery
   
MANUAL 3 BISCUIT DOUGH PIECE FORMING  

Sheeting, gauging, cutting, laminating, rotary moulding, extruding, wire cutting and depositing.

Contents:

  • Background to the biscuit industry
  • Hygiene and safety aspects
  • Sheeting, gauging and cutting
  • Laminating
  • Rotary moulding
  • Extruding, wire cutting and depositing
  • Care, cleaning and maintenance of machinery
   
MANUAL 4 BAKING AND COOLING OF BISCUITS  

What happens in a baking oven, types of oven, post oven processing, cooling and handling requirements prior to packaging

Contents:

  • Background to the biscuit industry
  • Hygiene and safety aspects
  • Problem solving
  • Types of oven and baking bands
  • Principles of baking
  • Post baking processes
  • Process control of baking and troubleshooting
  • Care, cleaning and maintenance of machinery

 

   
MANUAL 5 SECONDARY PROCESSING IN BISCUIT MANUFACTURING  

Chocolate enrobing and moulding, sandwich creaming, icing, application of jam, marshmallow and caramel

Contents:

  • Chocolate and chocolate flavoured coatings
  • Cream sandwiching
  • Icing of biscuits
  • Application of jam, jellies, marshmallow and caramel
  • Care, cleaning and maintenance of machinery

 

 

 

   
MANUAL 6 BISCUIT PACKAGING AND STORAGE  

Packaging materials, wrapping operations and biscuit storage

Contents:

  • Background to the biscuit industry
  • Hygiene and safety aspects
  • The function of biscuits packs
  • Types of packaging materials
  • Feeding biscuits into wrapping machines
  • Biscuit handling and storage before packaging
  • Storage and warehouse handling

 

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