METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND SHAPING FOOD, SUCH AS MEAT PRODUCTS AND SAUSAGES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing and shaping food which is wrapped in film to protect it against recontamination before final preservation. According to said method the filled film or film bags are dressed between plates having cavities. In a first step the plates are moved towards each other to ensure that the filling material is distributed equally in the film bags. When a certain distance between plates or a certain internal bag pressure has been attained, the air between the film and cavities is withdrawn through small holes in the plate cavities. In this way the film is stretched and pressed against the inside of the cavities. At the same time the meat is pushed fully into the cavities by a further reduction in the distance between the plates so that the unshaped film sections lie level on top of each other.