NEW DEFROSTING PROCESS

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11739, 29 January 1924, Page 2

NEW DEFROSTING PROCESS

SIMPLE AND CHEAP. ITS POSSIBILITIES. , LONDON, December 17. As any defrosting process has its importance for the refrigerated meat business of New Zealand, Air R. S. Forsyth, London representative of the New Zealand Aleat Producers’ Board, recently got in touch with Mr Alcock, inventor of the Alcock Wagetaff electrical process. Air Forsyth arranged that a demonstration of the process should be made at the board’s office on a quarter of New Zealand Ktef of average quality and a carcase of New Zealand lamb. The experiment was wholly successful, for not only did the fat return to its mellow oolour, hut all signs of frost in Hie flesh had disappeared. The defrosted carcases were exhibited on one side of the stalls at Bmithfield market, and evoked favourable comment from the dealers. The advantages of the process over others already known are that it re- , quires no expensive machinery or special plant. The ordinary electric , supply can be utilised. The current is connected up with specially designed electrodes placed ip the meat. It is possible to defrost a quarter of beef in less than 24 hours, and obviously it can ho done by any retail butcher on his own premises. The cast is quite reasonable, and it is possible to treat beef for less than a sixpence a quarter, and mutton at about threepence per carcase. The patentees are placing the invention on the market, and from it® simplicity it should be cheap enough to he at the command of any retail butcher.