Patent ID: 6284298
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A23L,B65B

Abstract:
An improved method for preparing a frozen food product wherein the food product is prepared by cooking a plurality of food pieces in the presence of water, removing substantially all of any existing free water present with the cooked food pieces to form voids in the precooked food pieces while leaving the pieces moist, and partially freezing the moist food pieces to rigidity the food pieces and to leave some unfrozen moisture remaining on exterior surfaces of the food pieces, the improvement comprising the steps of:transferring the partially frozen food pieces into a series of storage containers;adding a freezing gas into each container to further freeze the food pieces;adding dry additives to the partially frozen food pieces within each container;forming a first seal on each container to close the containers around the food pieces and adjuvant; andagitating the containers so that the additives uniformly coat the food pieces by adhering to the said unfrozen moisture.