Methods and equipment for cutting food products
AssigneeUrschel Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Wade King, Michael Scot Jacko, Thomas R. Mahaffey, II
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Abstract
Knife assemblies and methods therefor that are adapted to be used with a cutting apparatus capable of producing a variety of shaped food products having large amplitudes, for example, sliced, shredded, and strip-cut food products. The knife assembly is adapted for cutting food product includes a knife having a corrugated shape to produce a large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape and at least one julienne tab metallurgically joined to the knife adapted to cut the food product slice into strips.
Claims19
A knife assembly adapted for cutting food product, the knife assembly comprising:
- a knife having a corrugated shape to produce a large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape;
- at least one julienne tab metallurgically joined to the knife adapted to cut the food product slice into strips.
A method of producing shaped food products, the method comprising:
- providing a cutting apparatus comprising at least two sequential knives each having a corrugated shape to produce large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape;
- arranging the sequential knives to be out of phase alignment with a gap provided between the radial position of the sequential knives;
- and
- operating the cutting apparatus to produce a food product slice having first portions with a cross-sectional thickness measured as a radial distance between sequential knives that is defined by the gap and less than a cross-sectional thickness of second portions of the food product slice.
A method of producing shaped food products, the method comprising:
- providing a cutting apparatus comprising at least two sequential knives having a corrugated shape with flat peaks and/or valleys;
- and
- operating the cutting apparatus to produce a large-amplitude food product slice having a periodic shape with flat peaks and/or valleys.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.