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US 2006/0188623 A1Published application
Meat tenderizing system
OwnerRonn Houtz, Howard Dolezal +1inventors
InventorsRonn Houtz, Howard Dolezal, Daniel Schaefer
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OwnerRonn Houtz, Howard Dolezal +1inventors
InventorsRonn Houtz, Howard Dolezal, Daniel Schaefer
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A method and apparatus for tenderizing meat is disclosed. Fluid may be injected into a portion of a carcass coinciding with the cut of meat desired for tenderization. The injection site may be sterilized before or during injection of the fluid. The fluid may be a gas, such as carbon dioxide or nitrogen, or may be a liquid. Multiple injections may be performed spaced slightly apart. The injection apparatus may include a plurality of injectors or needles having openings for gas passage therethrough. The needles may be attached to a base having a hose attached thereto. Fluid may be pumped through the hose, through the base, through the needles, and into the carcass. A sterilization assembly may be provided with the injection apparatus for sterilizing the injection site before and/or during injection.
A method for tenderizing meat comprising making a first insertion by inserting at least one hollow elongate member into a portion of a pre-rigor carcass of an animal, the hollow elongate member including at least one opening for fluid passage, and injecting fluid into the carcass portion by pumping fluid into the first insertion through the hollow elongate member and out the at least one opening.
A tenderized meat product comprising a meat product from a carcass portion wherein the carcass portion is tenderized by inserting at least one hollow, elongate member into the carcass portion, the member including at least one opening for fluid passage, and fluid is injected into the carcass portion by pumping gas through the member and out the at least one opening.
End or thin meat portions having a slice shear force substantially consistent with that of a tenderized meat portion.
A meat portion comprising a tough cut of meat that includes connective tissue, the tough cut of meat having a slice shear force substantially consistent with that of a tenderized meat portion.
A meat portion comprising a tough cut of meat that includes fat, the tough cut of meat having a slice shear force substantially consistent with that of a tenderized meat portion.
A meat portion comprising a round muscle or muscle group that has a slice shear force substantially consistent with that of a tenderized meat portion.
An apparatus for meat tenderization comprising an injection apparatus and a sterilization assembly, the injection apparatus comprising at least one hollow, elongate member, the member having a forward end and a rearward end, a plurality of openings being provided along the member, the rearward end of each member being attached to a base, and a hose being operably attached to the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.