Freeze-thaw methods for recovering raw meat from the head-shells of crustaceans and use thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A procedure is provided for the optimization of the utilization of crustaceans, e.g. whole lobsters, through the inclusion of under-utilized components. The procedure, involves firstly, initiating the detachment of the raw edible deep-shoulder myotomal meat, from deep-shoulder cartilaginous skeleton attachment by the step of subjecting the , head-shell to at least one freeze-thaw cycle. Then the so-treated head-shell , is subjected to vacuum aspiration to remove, and to recover the raw meat fraction. Procedures , are further-described for the utilization of such recovered raw meat fraction e. , g. to provide, lobster stuffing and to provide stuffed lobsters.