MEAT FREEZING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11227, 26 March 1897, Page 3

MEAT FREEZING.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I Leg to thank “ Practical ” for his kindly criticism, and in reply beg to state that in the first place a separate plant will be required in the cooling chamber with all necessary appliances for working the same. In the second, I entirely contradict the latter part of his letter beginning, “ In the case of works, killing, say, fifty bullocks a day.” A Unicorn freezer inserted into a thigh of beef does its work of expelling all latent animal heat from the bone in at most two hours. It therefore stands to reason that a set of four would cool twelve bullocks in twenty-four hours. So a plant of twenty instruments would be all that were required for the fifty bullocks mentioned by him. In sheep an insertion of one hour is all that would be necessary, so “ Practical ” can work this out for himself. Regarding his last assertion, “ Any skilful butcher can, &0.,” is entirely contrary to facts, as I can show him any time ho likes to make an appointment with me.— I am, &c. F. G. M. BRITTIN.