Food processing apparatus

Abstract

A food processing apparatus for removing leaf fat from the abdominal cavity of a hog carcass wherein a first plate and a second plate are positionable with respect to the hog carcass, the first and second plates being engageable with a portion of the exposed surface of the leaf fat in a removal position of the first and second plates with respect to the leaf fat to be removed. A handle assembly connected to the first and second plates is utilized to position the first and second plates into and from the removal position via maneuvering the handle assembly. A first hook is connected to the first plate and a second hook is connected to the second plate for severingly engaging a portion of the leaf fat when positioning the first and second plates in the removal position for severing a portion of the leaf fat from the hog carcass to facilitate the removal of the leaf fat. An engagement is maintained between the leaf fat and the first and second plates while moving the first and second plates relative to the hog carcass for removing a portion of the leaf fat from the hog carcass.

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