Method of processing an intact animal carcass

A method for processing an intact animal carcass, the method comprising, in order, after an animal has been bled to produce a bled animal carcass and while a head of the bled animal carcass remain attached:

• (i) submerging the bled animal carcass in scalding water to produce a scalded animal carcass;
• (ii) de-hairing the scalded animal carcass to produce a de-haired animal carcass;
• (iii) suspending the de-haired animal carcass;
• (iv) burning an epidermal layer of the de-haired animal carcass while suspended so that a majority of the epidermal layer is charred so as to produce an externally charred animal carcass;
• (v) pressure washing the burnt animal carcass while suspended to produce a pressure-washed animal carcass;
• (vi) eviscerating the pressure-washed animal carcass to produce an eviscerated animal carcass;
• (vii) internally washing the eviscerated animal carcass to produce an internally washed animal carcass;
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• (viii) chilling the internally washed animal carcass to a temperature of between 0 degrees Celsius and about 4 degrees Celsius to produce a chilled animal carcass.