Apparatus and method for spirally slicing meat

摘要

An apparatus and method for spirally slicing meat are disclosed. In one embodiment, a meat stabilizer apparatus includes a paddle; an arm attached to and extending from the paddle; and a coupling assembly that couples the arm to a meat cutting assembly. In another embodiment, a spiral slicing apparatus includes a cutting assembly having a knife blade coupled with a knife carriage; a meat support apparatus having a rotatable turntable coupled with a drive assembly; and a meat stabilizer apparatus having a paddle and an arm attached to and extending from the paddle. In another embodiment, a method for spirally slicing meat includes (1) rotating a meat product about a first axis on a turntable; (2) stabilizing the rotating meat product along its exterior surface with a meat stabilizer apparatus comprising a paddle coupled with and extending from an arm; and (3) spirally slicing the meat product in a direction generally transverse to the first axis.

主权项

1. A spiral slicing apparatus for cutting a product having an outer surface, the apparatus comprising:
a meat support apparatus having a turntable rotatable about a longitudinal axis; a cutting assembly having a knife blade configured transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rotatable turntable coupled with a knife carriage; and a meat stabilizer apparatus having a paddle constructed of a flexible material and an arm attached to and extending from the paddle,
wherein the paddle is configured to move toward or away from a longitudinal axis of the product disproportionally to movement of the knife blade,wherein the paddle has a product contact surface which tangentially contacts the outer surface of the product, and freely slides past the outer surface of the product while the product is rotating, andwherein the configuration of the apparatus places the paddle adjacent to the knife blade on the same side of the product.