Title:
FOOD FREEZING AND THAWING METHOD AND APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005063029
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of freezing food for later thawing and use which includes the steps of packing a food product in a container for freezing, cooling the food substantially throughout the bulk thereof to about 10 °C and then cooling the food substantially throughout the bulk thereof preferably from about 10 °C to about -10 °C in approximately 10 minutes to less than approximately 40 minutes.
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Inventors:
OKITA HIDEYOSHI (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/043065
Publication Date:
October 06, 2005
Filing Date:
December 21, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OKITA HIDEYOSHI (US)
International Classes:
A23B4/06; A23L3/36; A23L3/365; A23L7/10; A23L17/00; F25D3/12; (IPC1-7): A23B4/06; A23L1/325; A23L3/36
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Other References:
DATABASE FSTA [online] INTERNATIONAL FOOD INFORMATION SERVICE (IFIS), FRANkFURT-MAIN, DE; 2004, GLEN G: "Frozen sushi? Frozen anything.", XP002323760, Database accession no. 2004-00-r0703
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