By-products chiller and method for using same.

摘要

An improved animal by-products and hides chiller (10) is provided for use in the packing plant for chilling fresh by-products and hides so that spoilage is minimized. The chiller (10) generally includes a rotatable elongated tank (12) having an inlet end (20) for introducing the warm by-products or hides and an outlet end for removing the cooled by-products or hides from the tank (10). The side wall (18)of the tank (12) is void of apertures such that the need to clean the tank (12) is minimized. As the tank (12) rotates, baffle bars (66) agitate the by-products or hides. The baffle bars (66) are removably secured to the interior of the tank (12), and can be exchanged with other baffle bars (66) so as to accommodate various types of by-products or hides being chilled. A strainer unit (58) is positioned at the outlet end (24) of the tank (12) and receives the cooled by-products and the liquid coolant. The liquid coolant drains through a plurality of removable straining trays (62) in a strainer unit (58) so as to remove solids from the liquid. The liquid coolant is then pumped back to the coolant source (16) for recooling thereby, and is subsequently reintroduced into the tank (12) for cooling additional by-products or hides therein.