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Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the automatable production of raw sausage by mincing and mixing parts or pieces of meat and adding starter cultures, spices or similar materials. According to the invention, the parts or pieces of meat are supplied as feed stock to the mincing and mixing space (14) over a transport system, especially a multi-piston/cylinder system (1, 2), which can be operated separately from the mincer on the drive side, as a function of the capacity of the mincer (5) or mincers (5) in such a manner, that damming up as well as an increase in temperature and, with that, damage to the feed stock, is avoided. A drying container (6), which takes up exchangeable adsorbents in order to take up water or water vapor from the material treated, is coupled to the mincing and mixing space. In the case of one embodiment, the pre-dried material, reduced in volume and having a loose structure, reaches a lower sheet (8) in scooped or weighed out portions; furthermore, an upper sheet (10) is applied and enclosed air is removed. The material or sausage meat remains exposed to a pressure treatment within a water-permeable film until the isoelectric point is reached in the material. In addition, the sausage meat in the film is subjected to a tempering treatment during the maturing phase, in order to control the activity of the microorganisms responsible for the maturing process. The pre-shaped sausage meat preforms are exposed to a high-pressure treatment in order to inactivate the microorganisms and then removed from the enveloping film, subjected to a drying step and then processed further.

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