BEHANDLUNG VON FLEISCH

摘要

One or more portions (P1, P2, P3) of whole muscle meat are injected with a suitable liquid afforded by an emulsion of butter oil and water, conveniently also containing flavouring materials and/or flavour enhancing materials. The portion or portions are placed in a tray (T), and conformed generally to a desired final shape by the use of a low pressure, and are frozen to a temperature of minus 18 DEG C into a condition in which the meat is mechanically rigid. The body of meat is pressed by devices (R and M), under high pressure into the final shape to produce a block of meat of substantially uniform cross section. The block may be sliced to provide steaks of uniform thickness, uniform cross section and uniform density, and may conveniently be vacuum sealed prior to cooking.