OUTLET PLATE FOR A FOOD GRINDER

摘要

A restructured meat product is prepared by passing the meat through a meat grinder having an outlet plate containing a plurality of spaced slot-like openings. Each of the openings has a predetermined width in the range of from one millimeter to six millimeters to provide meat sheets having a thickness corresponding to the width of the slot-like openings and having a substantial major surface area. The sheets of meat are then kneaded together in a tangled mass in a manner similar to kneading dough to cause the juices of the meat to exude from the meat sheets until the meat sheets begin to stick together by means of the juices. The tangled mass of meat sheets are formed into a restructured meat product. The restructured meat product is held together by the adhesive nature of the meat juices and the entanglement of the meat sheets. The restructured meat product has a substantially uniform consistency and tenderness and is substantially devoid of chunks or cubes.