Apparatus for tenderizing meat
OwnerMordecai M. VanZandtinventor
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Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for tenderizing beef by electrical stimulation is characterized by a rectal electrode having a tubular stainless steel shaft with a solid brass tip at one end and an insulative handle at the other end. An insulative post is connected to the handle at an angle to facilitate probe deployment when the carcass is suspended from a hind leg. The applied electrical stimulation is applied for approximately one minute in the form of a series of low voltage pulses, on the order of twenty volts, having a repetition rate of thirty pulses per minute with a fifty percent duty cycle. The probe is inserted and power applied immediately after the carcass is hoisted on the bleeding rail and bled in order to maximize the effect of the applied energy.
Claims12
A rectal probe for use in tenderizing a meat carcass comprising:
- a hollow metal tube having first and second ends;
- a solid tip of electrically conductive metal secured to and coaxially projecting from said first end of said tube, said tip having a convergingly tapered forward end, remote from said first end, and suitable for insertion into the rectum of said carcass;
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- electrical conductor means extending through said tube into contact with said tip for applying voltage to said tip;
- wherein said solid tip and said metal tube are made of two different metals.
Apparatus for use in electrically stimulating a beef carcass to effect tenderizing of the beef, said apparatus comprising:
- an elongated probe having first and second ends and including a conductive metal electrode at said first end;
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- an elongated post having one end secured to said probe proximate said second end and forming an acute angle with said probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.