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US 6,159,090 AGranted
Meat tenderizing system
OwnerMichael W. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to food preparation; in particular this invention relates to an apparatus used to prepare meats and poultry; and more particularly this invention relates to an apparatus and method to tenderize meats and poultry products.
Claims23
An apparatus for tenderizing meat comprising:
- a roller member having a hollow body defining an aperture;
- the roller member having a plurality of extensions extending outwardly from the roller member;
- a shaft member having a first side and a second side;
- the shaft member slidably engaged in the hollow body;
- and
- a support means located substantially between the first side and the second side of the shaft member.
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The apparatus of clam 1 wherein the plurality of extensions are between one eighth inch and one quarter inch in length.
An apparatus for tenderizing meat comprising:
- a meat receiving platform having means to secure the meat against lateral movement and means to retain liquids;
- and
- a meat tenderizing hand roller having a roller member and a shaft member, the meat tenderizing roller member having a plurality of extensions for contacting the meat, and the shaft member having means to allow the user of the apparatus to manipulate the roller;
- wherein the roller member of the roller is removable from the shaft member and wherein the shaft member has a support means located between a first side and a second side of the shaft member.
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An apparatus for tenderizing meat comprising:
- a meat receiving platform having a plurality of protrusions to secure the meat against lateral movement and a reservoir to retain liquids;
- and
- a meat tenderizing hand roller having a roller member and a shaft member, the meat tenderizing roller member having a plurality of extensions for contacting the meat, the height of the extensions being twice to five times the height of the protrusions on the meat receiving platform, and the shaft member having two handles to allow the user of the apparatus to manipulate the roller.
A method for tenderizing meat comprising:
- securing a first side of a piece of meat on a meat receiving platform in such a manner to allow the second side of the piece of meat to lay flat to be contacted, the meat receiving platform having plurality of protrusions extending outwardly to secure the piece of meat and means to retain liquids, wherein the plurality of protrusions prevents lateral movement of the piece of meat;
- contacting the second side of the secured piece of meat with a rolling device having a plurality of meat tenderizing extensions, the height of the extensions being twice to five times the height of the protrusions on the meat receiving platform;
- removing the rolling device from the meat;
- and
- removing the meat from the meat receiving platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.