The Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University food researcher who helped develop an oven that fries food without oil has won the school's Sharvelle Award.
Kevin Keener is an associate professor in Purdue's Department of Food Science whose research includes innovative food processing technologies. He received the award during last week's annual Purdue Extension awards banquet.
In 2004, Keener and a North Carolina State colleague developed an oven called a radiant fryer that uses wavelengths of radiant energy to quickly cook food to make it appear and taste like it has been fried.
He recently received a $533,000 federal grant to establish a center that will provide resource materials and technical assistance to small and mid-size food processors.
