US Patent 10021904 Food processing systems

A food processing system includes a slicer configured to slice a food item so the food item has at least one gap present between slices in the food item during slicing of the food item, and an infuser coupled with the slicer and including a reservoir containing an infusion ingredient, the infuser configured to deposit a portion of the infusion ingredient into the at least one gap during slicing. The infuser may be positioned to infuse the infusion ingredient between surfaces formed by a spiral cut in the food item during slicing. A peeler configured to peel the food item may be included. A corer configured to core the food item may also be included.