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AssigneeMichael Foods of Delaware, Inc.
InventorsJonathan A. Merkle, Hershell R. Ball, Jason W. Mathews
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The present invention relates to the formulation and process for preparation of a fried egg product that may be frozen for future heating in a microwave or other oven or griddle, for consumption by an individual. Various ingredients are added and mixed to each of the liquid egg white and liquid egg yolk portions. The liquid egg white portion is preheated and then deposited within a mold for slow cooking under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. The liquid egg yolk portion is preheated and then added to the mold for placement on the egg white portion. Following a short period of cooking, the mold containing the formulated fried eggs is transported to a freezer unit for freezing, then is removed from the mold for packaging and storage. At a future time, the frozen formulated fried egg product may be thawed and reheated for consumption by an individual.
A method for making a formulated fried egg, the formulated fried egg comprising 1) an egg white portion that comprises from about 50% to 99.5% by weight egg white and salt and 2) an egg yolk portion that comprises from about 50% to 99.9% by weight egg yolk and gum, said method comprising the steps of:
A continuous process for producing multiple fried egg products that comprises a formulated egg white portion and a formulated egg yolk portion, said process employing a device that comprises multiple liquid depositors and a conveying system bearing a plurality of cooking molds that comprise multiple receptacles, said process comprising:
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