APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TREATMENT TO A CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF FOOD PRODUCT USING A VACUUM

摘要

An apparatus and method for providing treatment to a continuous supply of food product using a vacuum process includes compartments for receiving, treating and expelling food products that are delivered to the apparatus on a continuous basis. The compartments have different pressures therein and in a preferred embodiment are separated from each other within the apparatus to treat the food product on a continual basis, as opposed to a batch-by-batch basis.