Method and apparatus for tenderizing meat
AssigneeExcel Corporation
InventorsBrian W. Bell, Howard G. Dolezal JR., Darren J. Grose
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Abstract
A method for tenderizing meat. The method includes separating one or more vertebrae of a carcass of a red meat slaughter animal prior to rigor mortis, wherein the act of separating enables stretching of muscle fibers in the carcass.
Claims43
A method for tenderizing meat in a red meat slaughter animal, the method comprising:
- separating at least one vertebra of a carcass of a red meat slaughter animal prior to rigor mortis to enable stretching of muscle fibers in the carcass;
- wherein the act of separating is conducted at a commercial chain speed.
A carcass of a red meat slaughter animal, wherein one or more vertebrae of the carcass have been separated prior to rigor mortis, and wherein the one or more vertebrae have been separated at a commercial chain speed.
An apparatus for use in meat processing, the apparatus comprising:
- a plate;
- an operating member operably coupled to the plate;
- and
- a drive mechanism operably coupled to the operating member for driving the operating member into a carcass to separate a vertebra.
A method for tenderizing meat, the method comprising:
- separating a vertebra of a carcass of a red meat slaughter animal prior to rigor mortis at commercial chain speed, wherein the affecting is conducted using an apparatus comprising:
- a plate;
- an operating member movably coupled to the plate;
- and
- a drive mechanism operably coupled to the operating member for driving the operating member through the vertebra.
A method for treating a carcass of a bovine red meat slaughter animal, the method comprising:
- separating a vertebra of the carcass prior to rigor mortis;
- electrically stimulating the musculature of the carcass;
- and
- disinfecting the carcass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.