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US 4,230,732 AGranted
Methods of chilling poultry
AssigneeAirco, Inc.
InventorsWilliam L. Paradise, Jr., Mark L. Byars
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Abstract
Dressed poultry without giblets in the breast cavity are chilled in an ice water bath or the like to 32.degree.-35.degree. F. The giblets are frozen and are then inserted into the carcass thereby providing refrigeration and enabling shelf life of the carcass to be maintained for up to 30 days or greater without the use of water ice or dry ice in packing cartons.
Claims4
A process for chilling poultry comprising the steps of:
- removing parts of the poultry comprising the giblets from said poultry, chilling said poultry without said giblets to a temperature of about 32.degree.-35.degree. F. without freezing said poultry, freezing said giblets while removed from said poultry such that the average temperature of said giblets is reduced to about 28.degree. F. or lower;
- and reinserting said frozen giblets into the breast cavity of said chilled poultry to thereby provide refrigeration to said chilled, but unfrozen, poultry to enable extended shelf life thereof without freezing portions of said poultry other than said giblets.
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