"PICKLED CUCUMBERS" PRESERVES STERILISATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A23L3/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preservation industry and may be used for production of pickled cucumbers in jars SKO 1-82-3000. The method involves three-stage heating of the jars filled with pickled cucumbers by way of staged sprinkling with 70, 85 and 100°C water during 7, 7 and 18 minutes respectively. Then one performs staged cooling in 80, 60 and 40°C water during 8, 8 and 8 minutes respectively. During the heat treatment process the jars are turned upside down with a frequency equal to 0.33 s^-1.

EFFECT: method ensures saving of heat energy and cooling water as well as allows to enhance the ready products quality due to thermal treatment duration reduction by 9 minutes.

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