Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to automatically seasoning meat. In particular, the systems include a seasoning dispenser positioned over a moving conveyor. The conveyor is coupled to a partially perforated drum having agitator structures. The rotatable drum is coupled with a seasoning collector and a return conveyor, which in turn is coupled back to the seasoning dispenser. During operation, the seasoning dispenser dispenses seasoning into the cavities of meat that are disposed along the conveyor. The seasoning-filled meat falls into the rotatable drum and tumbles about while striking the agitator structures and the walls of the drum, thereby distributing the seasoning across interior and exterior surfaces of the meat. Excess seasoning is collected through the perforations in the drum by the seasoning collector and returned to the seasoning dispenser by the return conveyor for re-use.

Abstract: The invention, in various embodiments, is directed to machines related methods for automatedly coating a sample with a particulate. In some embodiments, the sample is a food product, such as poultry, and the particulate includes a seasoning, such as salt.