Patent ID: 6242025
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A23L,A47J

Abstract:
A method for marinating foods in a marinade to enhance the flavor of said foods to a predetermined desired level comprising the steps of:providing a container that may be pressurized to a pressure above atmospheric pressure;providing pump means to increase the pressure within said container above atmospheric pressure;providing electronic controls for said pump means to control the value of the pressure in said container and the time said pressure exists within said container.placing food and marinating flavoring solutions in said container;selectively raising the pressure above atmospheric pressure within said container to a predetermined value for a predetermined period of time by said electronic controls; to force said marinating flavoring solution into said food by said pressure to achieve the enhanced flavor of said food, to said desired level; andreturning the pressure within said container to atmospheric pressure at the conclusion of said known period of time by said electronic controls.