Patent ID: 6437305
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A23B,A23L,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for the cooking and vacuum packing of mussels or other shellfish comprising,placing mussels or other shellfish that is to be cooked and vacuum packed inside a container, wherein said container is provided with a venting opening for the release of overpressure during boiling; subjecting the container containing the mussels or other shellfish to microwave energy to heat the mussels or other shellfish; and ceasing the application of microwave energy such that the venting opening closes and, as the container cools, steam therein condenses, whereupon a vacuum arises inside the container; wherein, said cooking and vacuum packing take place in the same operation in the container wherein the mussels or other shellfish remain during subsequent storage, and said container is flexible and molds itself to the mussels or other shellfish as the vacuum arises inside the container.