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A patty-forming apparatus (20) includes a mold plate (24) having patty-formi ng cavities (24a) and a breather plate (34) arranged over the mold plate. A fil l slot (96) is arranged below or above the mold cavities to fill food product (80) into the mold cavity when the mold plate is in a fill position. The breather plate, arranged on a side of the mold plate opposite the fill slot, includes a fill recess (110) open toward the mold plate and arranged to be i n registry with the cavities when the mold plate is in the fill position to increase a transverse food product flow area along the longitudinal directio n to assist filling of the cavity with food product.
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