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Abstract

An apparatus for thawing meat with effective air circulation has temperature control of the circulated air through sensing of the temperature by a plurality of thermal sensors as described herein chamber to thaw at least 10 metric tons of meat from a frozen internal temperature of no more than −18° C. to a thawed internal temperature of from −2° C. to 4.4° C. while maintaining the surface temperature of meat at a temperature of less than 4.4° C. throughout the thawing process. The apparatus is configured so that no new air and no added moisture is introduced to the thawing chamber during the thawing cycle. Methods for thawing meat using the apparatus are also described.

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