SANITARY CUTTING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-COOKED MEAT PRODUCTS

摘要

A vertical cutting apparatus for cooked meat products which can be installed on the outlet of a spiral oven or other heating apparatus for directly receiving and cutting the cooked product in sterile condition while still hot in order to prevent cross-contamination of either the (a) sliced, cubed, diced, or shred cut product or (b) the cutting apparatus. The hot product can also be delivered directly from the vertical cutting apparatus into its final product packaging and immediately vacuum seal for further product safety.

主权项

1. An apparatus for vertically cutting a food product comprising:
a housing having an upper product inlet opening; a cutting head driveably installed in the housing for driven rotation of the cutting head in a cutting direction; a roller rotatably installed in the housing adjacent and parallel to the cutting head; an upwardly facing product receiving nip formed between the cutting head and the roller; and a vertical cutting path defined in the apparatus which travels downwardly into the upwardly facing product receiving nip and then continues downwardly between the cutting head and the roller.