SHELLFISH PREPARATION PROCESS
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for preparing shellfish including providing a substantially flexible liquid-permeable container having at least one open end; providing a plurality of shellfish in the container; closing the or each open end of the container; and tensioning the container to compact the shellfish and prevent the shellfish from opening. In preferred embodiments the flexible liquid-permeable container includes a mesh bag which is tensioned by twisting to keep the shellfish closed while enabling the shellfish to be cooked, dried, and/or frozen in the bag. An apparatus adapted to perform the method is also disclosed.
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41 Claims
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24. A method for processing shellfish comprising:
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providing a substantially flexible liquid-permeable container having at least one open end; providing a plurality of shellfish in the container; closing the or each open end of the container; tensioning the container by twisting the container to compact the shellfish and prevent the shellfish from opening; maintaining said tension in the container; and cooking the shellfish by steaming or boiling the shellfish in the container, wherein the container prevents the shellfish from opening during cooking. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41)
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36. A shellfish processing apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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holding means for releasably holding at least one end of a substantially flexible container; and tensioning means for moving the holding means to tension said flexible container by twisting to compact a plurality of shellfish therein. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification