Frozen Fish Product Molded Recess for Pan-Frying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing frozen fish products, such as breaded and floured plaice, are either of low quality or unsuitable for pan-frying due to curvature or poor texture, limiting consumer preparation options.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a tool with n side surfaces to create a recess in a fish fillet, filled with a foodstuff, and then breaded or floured, ensuring the product can be pan-fried by arranging fish fillet pieces to border on n-1 side surfaces of the tool, and cooling to prevent displacement, resulting in a flat, breading-enclosed product.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If deep-frozen blocks of fish are used to produce crispy fillets, then productivity is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates resulting in low quality products
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies preliminary action by preparing fresh fish fillets with precise geometry and arranging fish pieces in a mold before freezing. This ensures high manufacturing precision is achieved during the initial preparation stage, allowing the product to maintain quality while enabling efficient frozen production later.
2Ease of manufacture
If stuffed plaice are deep-frozen with sauce enclosed between fillets, then ease of manufacture is improved, but shape deteriorates causing curvature unsuitable for pan-frying
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses a mold as an intermediary tool to shape the fish fillets and control their geometry during assembly. The mold ensures the fish pieces are arranged in a flat configuration that maintains the desired shape after freezing, while still allowing easy assembly of the stuffed plaice product.
3Ease of operation
If fish fillet is made thin for easy frying, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision deteriorates making it difficult to maintain structure
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a composite structure by assembling multiple thin fish pieces around a central filling within a mold. This composite construction maintains the thinness required for easy frying while providing structural integrity through the assembled configuration and supporting elements.
4Shape
If fish pieces are arranged to border on all side surfaces of the tool, then shape is improved creating a closed recess, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies segmentation by dividing the fish fillet into multiple separate pieces that are individually arranged around the mold's side surfaces. This segmentation allows each piece to be positioned independently to achieve the desired closed recess shape, while the modular approach actually simplifies the assembly process compared to working with a single complex piece.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The method produces a high-quality, flat frozen fish product that can be easily pan-fried, with a balanced composition of fish, fillet pieces, foodstuff, and breading, allowing for even cooking and preventing sauce from running.
Implementation Method 1
the fish fillet, the fish fillet pieces, the foodstuff and the breading or flour coating are finally cooled to a temperature of less than 0°C
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AI summary
Producing a frozen fish product, comprises (a) providing a fish fillet (1), (b) placing a base area of a tool (2) on the fish fillet, where the tool comprises at least 3 side surfaces (221), (c) placing at least two fish fillet pieces (31) at the fish fillet, (d) removing the tool, (e) filling a recess, which is bounded by the fish fillet and fish fillet pieces, with a foodstuff, (d) breading and/or mottling the fish fillets, the fish fillet pieces, and foodstuff with breadcrumbs and/or mottling, and (e) cooling the fish fillets, fish fillet pieces, foodstuff and bread crumbs and/or mottling. Producing a frozen fish product, comprises (a) providing a fish fillet (1), (b) placing a base area of a tool (2) on the fish fillet, where the tool comprises at least 3 side surfaces (221), (c) placing at least two fish fillet pieces (31) at the fish fillet such the fish fillet pieces are adjacent at least at 2 side surfaces of the tool, (d) removing the tool, (e) filling a recess, which is bounded by the fish fillet and fish fillet pieces, with a foodstuff, (d) breading and/or mottling the fish fillets, the fish fillet pieces, and foodstuff with breadcrumbs and/or mottling, and (e) cooling the fish fillets, fish fillet pieces, the food and the bread crumbs and/or mottling to a temperature of less than 0[deg] C. An independent claim is also included for frozen fish product comprising a fish fillet, at least two fish fillet pieces, which are placed on the fish fillet, a foodstuff, which is placed in a recess having a polygonal-, oval- or circular cross-section and is bounded on at least two sides of the fish fillet pieces, and a breadcrumb, which encloses the fish fillet, the fish fillet pieces and the foodstuff.