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US 3,966,980 AGranted
Method of cooking and storing food in flexible bags
AssigneeA.G.S. Food System Inc.
InventorAmbrose T. McGuckian
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Abstract
A method of cooking foods in vacuum packages, in which the food is encased in a plastic pouch, the pouch is evacuated of air and sealed under high vacuum, the package is immersed in a thermostatically controlled hot water bath to cook the food, then quick chilled and stored at 28.degree.-32.degree.F.
Claims26
A method of preparing and preserving ready-to-eat foods comprising
- a. providing uncooked, edible food for preparation;
- b. vacuum packaging said food in an air and water impervious plastic pouch;
- c. immersing said package in water maintained in the range between 140.degree. to 212.degree.F. until said food is cooked;
- d. quickly immersing said package in chilled water to bring the temperature of the food into the range of 34.degree.F. to 32.degree.F;
- e. maintaining said food at a temperature in the range of 28.degree.F. to 32.degree.F. until needed for consumption;
- f. immersing said package in hot water to bring the food to serving temperatures;
- g. removing said food from the hot water and opening said package;
- and,
- h. placing said food upon plates and serving.
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A method for cooking raw or partially cooked foods in vacuum packages, comprising the steps of:
- 1. encasing the food in a plastic pouch,
- 2. substantially evacuating air from the pouch and sealing under a high vacuum,
- 3. immersing the food encased in the pouch in a hot water bath held at a constant elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to at least partially cook the raw food or further cook the partially cooked food,
- 4. removing the packaged food from the hot water bath and chilling it for a period of time sufficient to attain an internal temperature of the food of 32.degree.-34.degree.F. which is above but near the freezing point thereof, and
- 5. storing the cooked food in the pouch above the freezing temperature of the food and at a temperature of 28.degree.-32.degree.F.
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A method of preparing and preserving ready-to-eat foods comprising
- a. providing edible food for preparation,
- b. vacuum packaging said food in an air and water impervious plastic pouch,
- c. heating until the internal temperature of said food is 140.degree.to 180.degree.F.,
- d. quickly chilling said food to a temperature in the range between 34.degree.F. and 32.degree.F.,
- e. maintaining said food at a temperature in the range between 28.degree.F. and 32.degree.F. until it is needed for consumption;
- and
- f. heating said food for serving.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.