Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages and the like
US5098332A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA22C11/001
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for forming casingless food products such as casingless sausages and the like is provided. The apparatus includes a denaturing solution into which a flowable batter material is extruded in a generally cylindrical configuration. The denaturing solution includes ingredients which act on the batter to form a skin. In a first embodiment, the extrusion apparatus extrudes batter directly into the denaturing solution and the extrusion orifice is adjustable reclosable to form domed ends of the batter material during the extrusion of the material into the solution. In a second embodiment, a shaping and cutting apparatus is provided to receive a continuous ribbon of batter from the extrusion apparatus. The cutting and shaping device cuts the ribbon into links and simultaneously forms domed ends thereon. The formed links are removed from the solution and, after an optional washing step, can be further processed into a cooked and packaged product.
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