Device and method for scalding poultry
AssigneeStork PMT B.V.
InventorsErik Jan Van Den Griend, Johannes Gerardus Maria Gerrits, Maurice Eduardus Theodorus Van Esbroeck, Adrianus Josephes Van De Nieuwelaar
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for scalding poultry, comprising: a processing space provided with transport means for carrying the poultry for processing through the processing space, a conditioning space connecting to the processing space for composing a conditioning medium, and displacing means for displacing the conditioning medium from the conditioning space to the processing space. The invention also relates to a method for scalding poultry.
Claims28
Device for scalding poultry comprising a full plumage, comprising:
- a conditioning space for composing a scalding medium with a dew point lying in the range of [49-61]° C.,
- a processing space provided with transport means which define a transport path for the poultry leading through the processing space, and
- dispensing means for the scalding medium connecting the conditioning space to the processing space and provided with at least one outlet opening which is directed toward the transport path and with which the composed scalding medium is carried from the conditioning space into the transport path, as a result of which liquid from the scalding medium condenses onto the poultry.
Method for scalding poultry, comprising the processing steps of:
- A) composing a scalding medium with a dew point lying in the range of [49-61]° C.;
- B) carrying into a processing space poultry for scalding which comprises full plumage;
- and C) supplying the scalding medium to the processing space such that at least one jet of the scalding medium is formed which is directed at the poultry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.