Darryl H Mickelsen

US Patent:

20020127963, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/874935

Inventors:

Darryl Mickelsen - Austin MN, US

International Classification:

A22C018/00
A22C021/00
A22C025/00
A22C025/14
A22C025/18
A22C025/20

US Classification:

452/149000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method of cutting ribs (), and more specifically, a method of cutting larger ribs () to make at least two smaller ribs (and ) of a more manageable size. The larger ribs () are cut by removing the brisket portion () at a point dorsal to the curvature of the costal cartilages, the rib tail portion (), and the rib sections () from the shoulder end of the ribs (). Then, after these portions have been removed from the ribs (), the remaining whole spare rib portion () is further sectioned longitudinally to yield at least two shorter spare rib portions (and ).