Method and apparatus for chilling in-shell eggs
OwnerLouis S. Polsterinventor
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Abstract
A method for chilling a plurality of layers of in-shell eggs includes immersing at least one stack of a plurality of layers of in-shell eggs in cooled liquid until the eggs are cooled to a predetermined temperature or below. A preferred apparatus for conducting the method includes a liquid bath container with chilling heat exchangers and a source of bubbles for vertically perturbating liquid in the container.
Claims25
A process for chilling in-shell eggs, comprising immersing at least one stack of a plurality of layers of said eggs into at least one cooled liquid until said eggs are cooled to a predetermined temperature by dissipating heat from said eggs to said liquid, wherein said liquid is vertically perturbated by introducing bubbles of gas into an area of said liquid below said immersed eggs.
An apparatus for cooling in-shell eggs comprising:
- a container for holding a liquid bath;
- a heat exchanger adapted to cool liquid in said bath to a predetermined temperature below 50.degree. F.;
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- a source of bubbles of at least one gas at a lower portion of said bath to provide vertical perturbation of said liquid;
- wherein said container is configured to hold at least one stack of a plurality of layers of eggs in said liquid bath.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.