Apparatus for making a simulated natural cut of meat
AssigneeBernard Matthews PLC
InventorsBernard T. Matthews, David J. Joll, Habeeb M. Ziauddin, David N. Wilson
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Abstract
The product of the invention is a non-cylindrical coextrudate with a meat body and a fat coating. This product is extruded from a head partitioned into a meat discharging portion and a fat discharging portion each fed from a pump. Means are provided to maintain or return the product to the strict extruded shape.
Claims4
Apparatus for manufacturing a simulated natural cut of meat of substantially constant and non-cylindrical cross-section from large natural whole muscle means pieces and fat, said apparatus comprising an extrusion head having said non-cylindrical cross-section and comprising a meat region and a fat region, means for supplying said respective regions with meat and fat, means for encasing an extruded product in a flexible sleeve as said extruded product emerges from the head, conveyor means onto which said encased extruded product is deposited, forming means adjacent said conveyor means and said encasing means for maintaining a configuration of said encased extruded product formed by said extrusion head, and means for at least superficially freezing the encased extruded product.
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