Patent ID: 8197873

Claim:
A method of treating food for flavor enhancement comprising the steps of: providing at least one low frequency sonic transducer, wherein said transducer having a water-tight electrical connector; immersing said at least one low frequency sonic transducer in a liquid-containing container, said liquid-containing container having a volume of approximately 5-50 gallons; positioning food within a sound energy field located outside of the liquid-containing container and at a distance ranging between approximately ¼ inch to approximately 20 feet outside from said liquid-containing container; exposing said food positioned within the sound energy field to acoustic waves that are within the sound energy field and that are emitted from said at least one low frequency sonic transducer at a frequency ranging only between about 1 Hertz to about 1000 Hertz; and enhancing flavor of the food by exposing the food to the acoustic wave, wherein the foods are chemically free of treatment.