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An apparatus and a process for extracting poultry meat from crushed and dismembered poultry pieces is provided. The extracting method is based on mechanical separation utilizing heated water spray within a rotating drum assembly for removal and separation of meat from bone and collagen. The water is collected, pumped into a holding tank, and is flavored with natural poultry extract and antifoam agent for recycle within the process. The apparatus includes a hopper, an inclined rotating drum assembly having perforated walls and an internally located nozzle dispensing a water spray for separating meat from bones, a tank having at least one water jet for separating meat from bone fragments, a vibrating dewatering apparatus for separating meat from the water, and a re-circulation system for collection, reheating, and re-using the solution of water and poultry extract. The apparatus and process provides bone free poultry meat that retains the natural poultry flavor and has a low bacterial count because the process is performed in 170° F. water solution.

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