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Method and apparatus for sanitizing minced meat

  • US 6,039,991 A
  • Filed: 12/03/1998
  • Issued: 03/21/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for sanitizing raw minced meat, comprising the steps of:

  • quickly heating the minced meat by microwave heating and hot air under a pressure increasing from atmospheric pressure to an overpressure which prevents liquid evaporation;

    further heating the minced meat by microwave heating up to a sterilization temperature and under constant overpressure for preventing liquid evaporation; and

    cooling the minced meat under a gradually decreasing pressure;

    wherein the sterilization temperature is below a threshold temperature at which the meat changes organoleptic characteristics with respect to the raw meat state thereof.

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