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An apparatus and method for processing a cooked food product and producing a plurality of cooked food product portions is disclosed. The method includes the steps of positioning the cooked food product in an extrusion location, extruding the cooked food product through an extrusion plate and dividin

An apparatus and method for processing a cooked food product and producing a plurality of cooked food product portions is disclosed. The method includes the steps of positioning the cooked food product in an extrusion location, extruding the cooked food product through an extrusion plate and dividing the extruded cooked food products into a desired thickness and/or weight. The disclosed apparatus includes a positioning element which positions the cooked food product into an extrusion location, as well as an extrusion assembly which extrudes the cooked food product prior to presenting the extruded food product to the dividing apparatus for division into a plurality of portions having a desired thickness and/or weight. Apparatus is also disclosed for selectively varying the shape of the food product portions, as well as apparatus which provides for selective adjustment of the operational parameters of the apparatus to vary the thickness of the cooked food product portions.

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A method for forming, cooking and processing a meat or poultry containing food product comprising the steps of: reducing the size of the food product by grinding, chopping, milling or comminuting said product to create a formable mass; forming a defined product loaf from said formable mass; cooking

A method for forming, cooking and processing a meat or poultry containing food product comprising the steps of: reducing the size of the food product by grinding, chopping, milling or comminuting said product to create a formable mass; forming a defined product loaf from said formable mass; cooking said product loaf through the application of heat; positioning the cooked product loaf in an extrusion location on one side of an extrusion plate; compressing at least a portion of said cooked product loaf to thereby extrude the cooked product loaf through said extrusion plate to form a plurality of irregularly shaped continuous lengths of cooked product; and dividing said lengths of cooked product into a plurality of cooked product portions which have a hand-formed,randomly shaped irregular appearance and have a predetermined weight.