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US 6,662,712 B2Granted
Method of and apparatus for processing PSE meat
AssigneeWolf-Tec Inc.
InventorWolfgang Ludwig
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Abstract
Pale, soft and exudative parts of bodies of meat are rendered substantially indistinguishable from other parts of the meat bodies by massaging a brine or marinade into the meat utilizing a paddle massager in which the lifting sides of the paddle are provided with formations, e.g bars, which promote the lifting action. The opposite sides of the paddles may remain smooth.
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An apparatus for processing bodies of pale, soft and exudative meat, comprising:
- a paddle-massager drum adapted to receive a treatment liquid capable of being massaged into bodies of meat received in the drum;
- a rotatable shaft extending through said drum;
- a plurality of paddles projecting generally radially from said shaft and engageable with said bodies of meat for massaging said liquid into said meat upon rotation of said shaft;
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- at least one formation on one side of each of said paddles facilitating lifting of said bodies of meat as said shaft is rotated, each of said formations comprising at least one bar protecting from a surface of said paddle.
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An apparatus for processing bodies of pale, soft and exudative meat comprising:
- a generally horizontal paddle-massager drum adapted to receive a treatment liquid capable of being massaged into bodies of meat received in the drum;
- a jacket for said drum through which a heating or cooling liquid is circulated;
- a rotatable shaft extending through said drum;
- a plurality of paddles projecting generally radially from said shaft and engageable with said bodies of meat for massaging said liquid into said meat upon rotation of said shaft;
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- at least one formation on one side of each of said paddles facilitating lifting of said bodies of meat as said shaft is rotated, each of said formations comprising at least one bar projecting from a surface of said paddle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.