Method of pasteurizing meat products
AssigneeJames E. Mauer
InventorsJames E. Mauer, Harry Stuckey, Benedict DiGerlando
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Abstract
A process for preparing prepackaged pasteurized meat parts in which the parts are pasteurized at a low temperature for an extended period of time so as to enable thorough and even heating of the parts to eliminate bacterial contamination within the parts. After the parts have been pasteurized, the pasteurized parts are cooled and then frozen. The frozen parts are then packaged for shipment and sale.
Claims20
A process for pasteurizing meat parts for packaging and shipment of the parts, comprising the steps of:
- marinating the parts with a marinade solution as the parts are moved along a processing path;
- massaging the parts to distribute the marinade solution therethrough;
- moving the parts through a heating means with the parts entering the heating means at a lower elevation and moving to higher elevations as the parts move through the heating means;
- pasteurizing the parts at temperatures less than approximately 200.degree. F. for an extended time sufficient to pasteurize the parts substantially uniformly throughout;
- precooling the parts;
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- after the parts have been precooled, freezing the parts.
A process for pasteurizing cut meat parts to reduce the potential contamination of the parts from bacteria and create a meat product that requires reduced preparation time by an end user while still maintaining moistness and quality of taste of the parts, comprising the steps of:
- moving a series of parts along a processing path;
- marinating the parts with a marinade solution;
- moving the parts into a heating means with the parts entering the heating means at a lower elevation and moving to progressively higher elevations within the heating means,
- as the parts move through the heating means, impinging the parts with heated forced air flows for an increased time to enable deep even penetration of heat through the parts to pasteurize the parts to essentially eliminate bacterial contamination therein;
- precooling the parts;
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- after the parts have been precooled, freezing the parts.
Pasteurized packaged meat parts having potential bacterial contamination therein minimized while retaining moistness and quality of taste and which require significantly reduced preparation time by an end user, formed by the process comprising the steps of:
- marinating the parts with marinade solution
- massaging the parts to distribute the marinade solution therethrough;
- moving the parts through a heating means and impinging the parts with forced heated air flows for an increased time to enable substantially even deep penetration of heat through the parts to pasteurize the parts to essentially eliminate bacterial contamination therein;
- precooling the parts to initially reduce their temperature;
- freezing the parts in a freezing means;
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- packaging the parts for shipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.