Method for eliminating fat from a ground meat product
US4948607A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 12, 1989 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B9/202
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and apparatus for eliminating fat from a formed ground meat product while maintaining desireable texture and other eating qualities, comprising the steps of placing the product on a support member configured to promote the flow of fat away from the product; bringing the product to a temperature at which a substantial proportion of the fat contained in the meat is liquified; and compessing the product against the support member only after a portion of the fat contained in the meat is liquified, by applying a pressure which repeatedly traverses the product in a plane parallel to the support member for a period and at a pressure level sufficient to exude a substantial portion of the liquified fat from the product. During at least part of the time when pressure is applied, a non-fat liquid is supplied to the top surface of the product.
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