| 摘要 |
A method for the separation of fat from meat. The method includes, providing pieces of meat containing lean and fat; subjecting the meat to chilling for a time sufficient to render the fat into a brittle condition; and, with a machine, and with the fat in the brittle condition, subjecting the meat to a crushing force to separate particles of fat from the meat. A related method includes transferring a mixture through a conduit, wherein the mixture comprises lean particles with frozen water, fat particles, and a fluid, allowing the frozen water in the lean particles to thaw as the mixture travels through the conduit, and increases a density of the lean particles, accumulating the lean particles with non- frozen water at a first elevation in the conduit, and accumulating fat particles at a second elevation in the conduit, wherein the first elevation is lower than the second elevation. |
