#$%^&*AU2018100917A420180809.pdf#####Abstract There is provided a method for producing a beef brick in a brick shape from beef trimmings in frozen status. The method comprises defrosting the beef trimmings in a defrosting environment that meets a set of conditions retaining quality of the beef trimmings cutting the beef trimmings into beef slices with a slice thickness that is suitable for reacting with food additives loading a slice weight of the beef slices into a vacuum tumbler loading food additives into the vacuum tumbler, the food additives including a first weight of water, a second weight of transglutaminase, and a third weight of phosphorus compounds, wherein the first weight, the second weight and the third weight are in proportion to the slice weight to facilitate holding the water in the beef slices and bonding the beef slices vacuum tumbling the beef slices with the food additives in the vacuum tumbler in a tumbling pattern to cause the water to be substantially held in the beef slices to increase tenderness of the beef slices loading the beef slices with the food additives into a reusable container for the beef slices to react with the transglutaminase for a period of time to bond the beef slices in the reusable container loading the beef slices into a food forming machine to produce the beef brick in the brick shape from the beef slices and freezing the beef brick.1/3 100 110 120 Defrosting the beef trimmings in a Cutting the beef trimmings into beef defrosting environment that meets a set slices with a slice thickness that is of conditions retaining quality of the beef suitable for reacting with food trimmings additives 140 Loading food additives into the vacuum tumbler, the food additives including a 130 first weight of water, a second weight of transglutaminase, and a third weight of phosphorus compounds, wherein the first Loading a slice weigh of the beef weight, the second weight and the third slices into a vacuum tumbler weigh are in proportion
