Claims
- 1. A method of preparing a stack of slices of cheese which are characterized as being tacky and which tend to adhere to the surfaces of adjacent slices and inhibit separation of the individual slices when in stacked substantially full surface contact therewith, said method facilitating separation of the stacked slices and comprising the steps of progressively feeding a bulk quantity of cheese to a slicing station, slicing said bulk quantity of cheese into a plurality of slices such that the opposite stacking surfaces of each slice are corrugated to define substantially straight parallel ridges and troughs, said slices each having substantially greater length and width than thickness, transferring each successive slice of cheese to a stacking station for deposit on the preceding slice, and positioning the stack of slices between transfer of each successive slice to said stacking station such that the ridges of the corrugations of each successive slice are disposed approximately 90.degree. to the ridges of the adjacent slice surface so that only portions of the ridges of adjacent slices are in contact whereby to minimize surface contact between adjacent surfaces of the stacked slices.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said cheese comprises natural cheese.
Parent Case Info
The present application is a continuation of application, Ser. No. 260,287, filed June 6, 1972, now abandoned, and relates generally to food products which lend themselves to slicing and stacking and more particularly it relates to a novel method of preparing and stacking sliced food products which tend to be tacky or stick together, such as natural cheese, to facilitate separation of the stacked slices.
US Referenced Citations (12)
Foreign Referenced Citations (1)
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701,899 |
Jan 1965 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Danish Foreign Office J. 1947, p. 4. |
Continuations (1)
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260287 |
Jun 1972 |
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