DEFROSTING BEEF

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9026, 4 November 1925, Page 6

DEFROSTING BEEF

A demonstration of an invention by Mr A. U. Alcock, of Melbourne, for accelerating the defrosting of imported meat was recently made at the Poplar < Electricity Works, London, when Au>-« tralian beef was defrosted in 23 hours. The is hung from a hook which] carried tiro controlling device for secur-, ing a uniform flow ot electricity through the whole piece of meat, so that in less than 24 hours the temper-nuu-e can be earned from 20 degrees Fahrenheit to Bo degrees Fahrenheit at Uiq bone, thus eliminating all ice from the moat,. . . ■ . present defrosting in the ordinary ; tinosphere takes three days in summer A siy 'ay c , winter. With the new I device- me fuitchc can turn tße ordinary e'-a trie lighting alternating cur-j r .. n t ];is shop and die process ! y. c rr.piele ia twenty-four Fairs, at a \ -a. is is said, .of dd for hindquarters ■' beef and in eight hours at a co-t ot | I2 : A-;,- nimion. Ti is claimed hy the in- [ i wirier that under the electrical treat- , j mens the moat retains the original , • flavour and weigh- much better than ‘ ruder the atme-sphcric method and that- | tJv. qnickna--- of t’ <■ process has many \ j advantages in cleanliness and economy 1 i ■! bath ' u °- butcher and the consumer.