Method of and apparatus for the treatment of meat
AssigneeWTI, Inc.
InventorsRalf Ludwig, Wolfgang Ludwig
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Abstract
An inline macerating method and apparatus for treating pieces of meat with a liquid wherein the pieces of meat are first injected with the liquid and then drawn by suction through a duct in which the piece of meat is incised by cutting edges extending into the path of the pieces of meat as they traverse the duct. The pieces of meat then pass into a paddle massager or tumbler in which the liquid is massaged into the tissue.
Claims16
A method of processing meat to tenderize same, comprising the steps of:
- injecting pieces of meat with a liquid marinade;
- sucking said pieces of meat in succession through a duct into a massaging and tumbling drum;
- incising each piece of meat with a multiplicity of cutting edges all around each of said pieces as each piece passes through said duct;
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- massaging the pieces of meat incised in said duct and injected with said marinade in said massaging and tumbling drum to promote penetration of the liquid marinade into and to distribute the liquid marinade in each piece of meat.
An apparatus for processing meat to tenderize same, said apparatus comprising:
- an injector for injecting pieces of meat with a liquid marinade;
- an evacuatable paddle massager for massaging the pieces of meat injected with said marinade;
- a duct between said injector and said paddle massager through which said pieces of meat are sucked for introduction into said massager;
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- a multiplicity of cutting edges in said duct for incising each piece of meat as each piece of meat is sucked through said duct to promote penetration of said liquid marinade into the pieces of meat.
An apparatus for processing meat to tenderize same, said apparatus comprising:
- an injector for injecting pieces of meat with a liquid marinade;
- an evacuatable paddle massager for massaging the pieces of meat injected with said marinade;
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- a duct between said injector and said paddle massager through which said pieces of meat are sucked for introduction into said massager, said duct having in succession a section converging in a direction of displacement of said pieces of meat for compressing said pieces and a section diverging in said direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.