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An apparatus is disclosed for forming a relatively porous patty of plastic food material that is subject to shrinkage during cooking. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a foraminous member having a plurality of apertures and a piston slidably disposed in a receiving chamber on one side of the

An apparatus is disclosed for forming a relatively porous patty of plastic food material that is subject to shrinkage during cooking. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a foraminous member having a plurality of apertures and a piston slidably disposed in a receiving chamber on one side of the foraminous member. A pressurizable feed chamber is provided with a feed mechanism for feeding and pressurizing the food material and forcing the material through the apertures and into the receiving chamber. A mold is provided for being aligned with the foraminous member and for receiving the material as it is discharged from the receiving chamber by movement of the piston. The discharging material impinges upon a wall of the mold to form a patty in which the material defines interstitial voids therein for entrapping air and providing retention of cooking juices to promote more rapid and uniform cooking of the patty.

대표청구항 ▼

An apparatus for molding a patty of plastic food material, such as ground meat and the like, which is subject to shrinkage during cooking, said apparatus comprising: (a) a supply means for holding said food material; (b) a pressurizable feed chamber communicating with said supply means to receive sa

An apparatus for molding a patty of plastic food material, such as ground meat and the like, which is subject to shrinkage during cooking, said apparatus comprising: (a) a supply means for holding said food material; (b) a pressurizable feed chamber communicating with said supply means to receive said food material therefrom; (c) means for forming food material plugs, said plug forming means communicating with said pressurizable feed chamber and including a plurality of plug forming cavities with each plug forming cavity having an open end, said plug forming means further having a pressurizing piston slidably disposed within each plug forming cavity and means for moving each piston toward at least the plug forming cavity open end; (d) pressurizing feed means for feeding said food material under pressure within said pressurizable feed chamber and into said plug forming means whereby said plug forming cavities are filled with food material; and (e) a mold having a mold opening and means for moving said mold for aligning said mold opening with the open ends of said plug forming cavities whereby said pistons can be moved toward the open ends of their respective plug forming cavities to discharge plugs of food material into said mold opening in a closely packed array to form a patty within said mold.