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US 4,287,218 AGranted
Ready-to-eat molded meat product
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InventorsNorman I. Rich, Martin D. Rich
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Whole pieces of injected and tumbled meat are layered into the bottom of a preformed mold and covered with a mixture of ground meat. Alternatively, ground meat is mixed with additives and/or an emulsion and placed in the mold. The mold is then sealed and air evacuated therefrom. The product is cooked under a vacuum, following which it may be removed from the mold, drained, and repackaged for distribution and sale.
A process for preparing a ready-to-eat meat product comprising the steps of:
A process for preparing a ready-to-eat meat product comprising the steps of:
A process for preparing a ready-to-eat meat product comprising the steps of:
A process for preparing a ready-to-eat meat product comprising the steps of:
A process for preparing a ready-to-eat meat product comprising the steps of:
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Comminuted or emulsified meat products, e.g. sausages; Reformed meat from comminuted meat product: reformed meat products other than sausages
Meat products; Meat meal; Preparation or treatment thereof: coating with a layer; Stuffing, laminating, binding, or compressing of original meat…
Poultry products, e.g. poultry sausages: comminuted, emulsified or processed products; Pastes; Reformed or compressed products from poultry meat
Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for
Term ended 1 Sep 1998 (estimated)
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In previously filed application Ser. No. 618,350, there is disclosed a process for manufacturing ready-to-eat molded meat products made from bovine, porcine, ovine or avian species. In accordance with that process, whole pieces of meat, either treated or untreated, are arranged in a semi-rigid sealed mold, following which the mold is evacuated of air and the product cooked in the vacuum state. The product is then drained and then repackaged for distribution and sale.
The present invention is a process for manufacturing a line of ready-to-eat molded meat products from a mixture of whole meat pieces and ground meat or ground meat alone as the basic ingredient thereof, and in which various additives and emulsions are selectively mixed therewith in order to improve the quality of the end product. After initial preparation of the meat, additives and emulsions, the product is placed in a mold from which air is evacuated, following which the product is cooked while under a vacuum.
The present process provides an economical process for manufacturing a line of quality products employing different ingredients, but wherein, after the ingredients are placed in a mold, the procedural steps of evacuating air from the product and cooking the product, are the same. Consequently, the end product is of increased yield, having superior flavor, texture, appearance and tenderness than has heretofore been possible with like products.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the steps of the process of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the molded product made in accordance with the present process.
The process of the present invention relates to boneless, ready-to-eat molded meat products, which process is equally applicable to bovine, porcine, ovine or avian species. For illustration purposes, the drawing discloses the application of the present invention to the manufacture of a molded ready-to-eat turkey product, although the same process is equally applicable to other species of meat.
With reference to the drawing, whole pieces of injected and tumbled meat ranging in weight from eight ounces to four pounds are layered into the bottom of a preformed mold and covered with a mixture that has been blended of ground meat containing solution, additives and/or emulsion. The whole meat pieces are injecto pumped with an aqueous solution and tumbled to draw the protein to the surface of the meat as described in application Ser. No. 618,350 in order to effect adherence of the whole meat pieces together and with the ground meat.
An example of the injecting of the whole meat pieces is as follows: