Patent ID: 6428838
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A22C,A23L

Abstract:
A method of making a food product, comprising:selecting a thigh of an animal, the thigh comprising a thigh bone at least partially surrounded with thigh meat, the thigh bone having a first end and a second end; partially deboning the thigh causing the first end of the thigh bone to extend from the thigh meat to form a handle for holding the food product, the thigh meat being generally positioned proximate to the second end of the thigh bone after the partial deboning; and forming a plurality of cuts in the thigh meat, the plurality of cuts forming a plurality of sections of thigh meat extending from an uncut portion of the thigh meat which is generally secured to the second end of the thigh bone, the plurality of sections simplifying the removal of individual portions of the thigh meat from the thigh.