Book excerpt: Biscuit Baking Technology: Processing and Engineering Manual, Third Edition shares over 50 years of experience in the biscuit baking industry worldwide, and is the most updated reference book for senior managers and staff involved in industrial-scale biscuit baking. This volume covers the biscuit industry process, ingredients, and formulations, as well as the design, manufacture, installation, operation, and maintenance of baking ovens. This third edition is fully updated and covers topics, such as baking by infrared radiation, NIR, FIR and dielectric heating, new innovations from leading oven manufacturers, new products for baking cookies, filled cookies, and snack cakes, and 3D and puzzle biscuit design. - Thoroughly explores the engineering of baking, including details about biscuit baking equipment, oven specifications, installation, operation, and maintenance - Delivers a fully updated third edition that examines new technical developments in baking oven design, particularly for baking by infrared radiation, NIR, FIR, and dielectric heating - Provides details of best industry practices for safety, hygiene, and maintenance of ovens - Contains new content on filled cookies and snack cakes, 3D, and puzzle biscuit designs - Adds a new chapter on specifying and purchasing a new oven, including examples, comparison of quotations, and recommended contract details