Process of koshering containers
AssigneeSkolnik Industries, Inc.
InventorHoward B. Skolnik
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Abstract
A process for koshering relatively large metallic containers used to store and transport kosher foods includes the steps of washing and rinsing the interior of the container to remove surface oils and greases, treating the interior surface of the container with a rust inhibitor, flame treating the interior surface to drive off any impregnated oils, greases or dirts and, optionally, spraying the interior of the container with a kosher epoxy/phenolic compound and thereafter curing the compound by the application of heat. The resulting container may be used to store and transport food stuffs certified to have been prepared in accordance with the kosher dietary laws.
Claims4
A process for koshering of metallic food storage containers, said containers manufactured from flat sheet steel on whose interior surface oils, greases, and dirt are suspected of being present, said process comprising the stepsof:
- (a) washing the interior of said container with a degreasing detergent in an aqueous solution;
- (b) rinsing the interior of said container with a water wash after said step of washing;
- (c) removing oils, grease and other contaminants entrained within the pores of and on said interior surface by exposing said surface to a flame;
- (d) said step (c) comprising exposing said interior surface to a flame for a sufficient length of time in order to carry out said step (c);
- (e) applying to the interior surface of said container an epoxy/phenolic composition containing no nonkosher ingredients after said step (a);
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- (f) applying heat to the interior of said container to cure said epoxy/phenolic coat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.