Method and device for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product, such as a sausage
AssigneeMarel Further Processing B.V.
InventorsMarcus Bernhard Hubert Bontjer, Frank Johannes Antonius van den Heuij
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product, comprising the steps of placing an individual meat product on a carrier; moving the meat product towards a liquid applier; applying a consumable treating liquid to a meat product; forcing excess liquid towards the bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier, and controllably removing the excess liquid from the meat product and/or the carrier by a liquid remover. The invention also provides a device for applying a consumable treating liquid to an individual meat product.
Claims24
A method for applying a consumable treating liquid consisting liquid smoke to an individual meat product, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. placing an individual meat product on a carrier;
- b. moving the meat product towards a liquid applier;
- c. applying the consumable treating liquid to a meat product;
- d. forcing excess liquid towards a specific location at a bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier;
- e. controllably removing the excess liquid from the specific location of the meat product and/or the carrier by a liquid remover.
A device for applying a consumable treating liquid consisting liquid smoke to an individual meat product, the device comprising
- a. a carrier, for placing a meat product thereon;
- b. a transporter, for transporting the carrier;
- c. a liquid applier, for applying a consumable treating liquid to a meat product;
- d. a gas displacer, for applying a pressure on the meat product, to coat the meat product with the liquid and force the excess liquid towards a specific location at a bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier;
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- e. a liquid remover, for controllably removing the excess liquid, located at the bottom of the meat product and/or the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.