Patent ID: 8353744
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: A22C

Abstract:
1. A method for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, the carcass part comprising: bone parts with at least a part of the back of the rib cage and the spine; and at least a part of the back meat that is naturally present on the back of the rib cage and the spine, the method comprising the steps of: making two incisions on the back side of the carcass part, the incisions extending on either side of the spine and separating the back meat from the spine on either side of the spine; and detaching at least a part of the back meat that is naturally present on the carcass part using a scraper, the scraper having a cutting edge with a curved shape in a plane that substantially extends perpendicular to the direction of the spine, the curved shape substantially matching the side of the back of the contour of the bone parts of the carcass part from which the back meat must be detached, as seen in the direction of the spine, the cutting edge being sharp so that the connection between the back meat and the bone parts of the carcass part is cut through, wherein detachment of the back meat by the scraper starts from the incisions along the spine, and wherein the carcass part and the scraper move relative to each other while the meat is being detached.