CEPHALOPOD FILLETING AND CLEANING APPARATUS

摘要

There is provided an apparatus and method of filleting and cleaning a cephalopod, including squid. The apparatus for use in filleting a cephalopod including, a body having a first end being shaped for insertion into a cavity of a mantle of the cephalopod and a second end graspable by a user, a cutting member located at, or adjacent, the first end, for severing an internal membrane of the cephalopod, a guide located adjacent the cutting member, wherein upon insertion of the first end in through an opening of the mantle, the guide acts to constrain the movement of the cutting member such that it is directed along a junction between the internal membrane and an inner surface of the mantle, to thereby detach the internal membrane therefrom, wherein the mantle is inhibited from being perforated by the cutting member.

主权项

1. An apparatus used for filleting a cephalopod including,
a planar body having a first end being shaped for insertion into a cavity of a mantle of said cephalopod and a second end graspable by a user, a forwardly facing cutting member located at, or adjacent, said first end, for severing an internal membrane of said cephalopod, said cutting member intermediate of spaced apart first and second guide portions, wherein upon insertion of said first end in through an opening of said mantle, the first and second guide portions acts to constrain the movement of the cutting member such that it is directed along or adjacent a junction between said internal membrane and an inner surface of said mantle, to thereby detach the internal membrane therefrom, wherein at least a part of said first and/or second guide portions extend forward of said cutting member to inhibit the mantle or internal organs of the cephalopod from being perforated or ruptured by said cutting member.