Abstract: Apparatus for portioning, shaping and dispensing a plurality of molded, spherically shaped meatballs includes a food product entry area communicating with a compression chamber for compression and movement of the food product into a positioning area wherein it is given a rod-like shape and moved to a shaping area wherein it is given a spherical shape and dispensed into a suitable receiving means.

Abstract: In unitary meat cubing apparatus providing a first cutting means for cutting a slab from the work and a second cutting means for cutting the so-severed slab into longitudinally extending strips and a third cutting means in right angular disposition to the first and second cutting means for cutting the so-severed strips into cubes, plural improvements are provided at the first cutting stage in the form of horizontally-disposed contra-rotating cutters, at the first and second cutting stages in the form of means for conveying the work forwardly in a two-phase movement with a first phase allowing the movement unisonly of an interengaged hopper and primary ram and a second phase allowing the stoppage of further forward movement of the hopper following the severing action at the first cutting means and the disengagement of the primary ram therefrom for its continued movement into and through the operating zone of the second cutting means, and at the junction of the second and third cutting stages in the form of ins

Abstract: A meat cuber for cubing frozen meat, wherein a three-stage cutting system includes a first cutting means in the form of a reciprocating knife having a plurality of equi-spaced alternately offset teeth for permitting reclaiming of meat dust as the knife reciprocates, a second cutting means in the form of a plurality of annular, rotating, saw tooth blades for cutting the so severed slab into a plurality of elongated strips, and a third cutting means in the form of a plurality of annular, rotating, saw tooth blades for cutting each of the so cut strips transversely into a plurality of cubes, the teeth of the second and third cutting means also permitting reclaiming of meat dust as the blades rotate.

Abstract: Apparatus for cubing meat comprising first cutting means for cutting a slab from a piece of meat, second cutting means for cutting the so severed slab into elongated strips, and third cutting means for cutting the so cut strips transversely into cubes.