Patent ID: 8460072

Claim:
A method for processing a carcass part of slaughtered poultry, the carcass part comprising: bone parts with at least a part of the rib cage, and at least a part of the sternum; at least a part of the meat that is naturally present on the rib cage, the meat comprising at least a part of the outer fillet and at least a part of an inner fillet; and at least a part of the membrane that is naturally present between the inner fillet and the outer fillet, the method comprising the steps of: making a preliminary incision on both sides of the sternum, the preliminary incision leaving the part of the membrane that is present between the inner fillet and the outer fillet intact; scraping loose the meat that lies against the sternum on either side using a first scraper; scraping at least a part of the meat of the inner fillet loose from the rib cage using a second scraper; cutting through the membrane connection between the inner fillet and the rib cage; and removing the outer fillet and the inner fillet from the bone parts of the carcass part, wherein the connection between the inner fillet and the outer fillet remains intact.