METHOD OF PROCESSING FRESH MEAT

摘要

Described is a method for the processing of raw meat, in particular the curing and preservation of fresh beef, pork, veal, lamb, game, poultry, fish, sausage and ham. The method calls for the meat to be stored for a pre-determined length of time in a hermetically sealable space (1) in an atmosphere which is different from the ambient atmosphere. This atmosphere is established by first extracting from the hermetically sealable space the gases corresponding to the ambient atmosphere through an extraction port (13) and then introducing oxygen through an inlet port (4) to give an oxygen atmosphere at a pressure above atmospheric pressure. Throughout the whole of the remaining storage time, the pressure in the hermetically sealable space is kept above atmospheric pressure. This improves the tenderness of the meat, as well as its keeping qualitites, and ensures long-lasting freshness. Also described is a device for carrying out the method.