Method and apparatus for forming uniform, thinly cohered products from chunks of meat

摘要

Apparatus for applying a thin liquid coat to muscle meat comprises a conduit (16) of generally constant cross-section along which the muscle meat is forced under pressure. The conduit has an entry port (86, 186) for the introduction of the liquid, and fixed structure (78, 178) is provided for promoting the relative movement of the meat chunks within the conduit to cause the liquid material to be smeared over the surface of the meat chunks. Suitably the fixed structure comprises at least one zone wherein the cross-section differs from that of the conduit. The cross-section of the zone may be characterized by one or more of an increased cross-section area, or by a decreased cross-sectional area, or by a different aspect ratio. The liquid may be one part of a two part settable adhesive; the other part of which is applied to the meat separately from the one part.