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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1989
Daniel L Franklin, Austin, MN (US);
Arthur J Goembel, Austin, MN (US);
Douglas D Hahn, Austin, MN (US);
Geo. A. Hormel & Company, Austin, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention is a process for processing and treating the meat, and preferably, the muscles of swine, the muscles having water contained in themselves. The muscles are placed in a container 11 having an inner cavity. A vacuum is created by means of a plurality of vacuum pumps 19, 20 and 22. The vacuum being sufficient to lower, in the interior cavity, the temperature at which water boils so that water in the meat boils. The meat is agitated by tumbling in the container 11. The vapor inside of the cavity is exhausted and both cooling and massaging of the meat pieces are by means of the vacuum created.