The Hillshire Brands Company

Liza John

Dejing Fu

Kent M Bearson

Frederick Dorsey

Nicholas James Miller

Nicholas Miller

Kent Bearson

A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T, wherein T≤40° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.

Production of precooked formed meat patties

An apparatus for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T1, wherein T1>32° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T1. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T1. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T2.

System and method for producing formed meat patties

A warm forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T, wherein T>32° F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.

A cold forming process for forming a meat patty includes heating a ground meat product to a temperature T, wherein T&#x2264;40&#xb0; F. The ground meat product is formed into an uncooked patty at temperature T. The uncooked patty is precooked to form a precooked patty having a skin of depth D comprising denatured protein. The skin is formed on at least an area on the outside of the precooked patty. At least a first portion of the meat product disposed beneath said skin is at approximately T. The precooked patty is cooked to form a cooked patty, wherein said at least a first portion of the meat product is at a temperature T. The cooked patty is then frozen and then packaged.

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Liza John