US 4,404,229 A · Method for the production of molded meat or meat-like products

Abstract

A method and apparatus for the production of molded meat or meat-like products, for example sausages. The surface of the product is treated with a fluid, which could be for coloring or flavoring purposes, but is advantageously e.g. an edible acid adapted to react with protein in the product to form a cohesive surface and enable the use of a separate skin to be avoided. The mold includes a permeable wall, for example of sintered stainless steel, through which the fluid can be introduced. In a preferred embodiment the wall is defined by a hollow cylinder disposed in a non permeable housing containing the fluid. An end cap closes one end of the cylinder and a plunger compresses the material to form the product. At the same time additional fluid is injected through a nozzle into the housing, to cause a corresponding quantity of fluid to pass through the cylinder wall and treat the surface of the product.

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Dependent claims

A method of producing a skinless molded meat or meat-like product of predetermined shape having a fluid treated surface, said method comprising:

(a) providing a rigid mold cavity having side walls and oppositely disposed end walls defining a predetermined shape and having said side walls permeable over a major portion thereof,
(b) introducing a product into the mold cavity, which product conforms to the predetermined shape of the mold cavity, and
(c) introducing a fluid through said permeable side walls for treating at least a major portion of the surface of the product to form a coagulated surface layer on said product at least while in said predetermined shape.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method for the production of molded meat or meat-like products

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Method for the production of molded meat or meat-like products

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