Systems, methods, and associated devices for casingless production of food
products include: (a) moving at least one flexible cover member having a
predetermined length with primary surface and opposing lateral edge
portions along a predetermined travel path; (b) introducing a flowable
food emulsion onto the primary surface of the flexible cover member; (c)
wrapping the at least one flexible cover member about the food emulsion
during the moving step; (d) advancing the wrapped emulsion into at least
one forming tube having sufficient structural rigidity to be
substantially non-deformable and having a preformed internal cavity space
of predetermined size and shape; and (e) exposing the wrapped emulsion to
predetermined processing conditions that convert the flowable emulsion to
a non-flowable food product having substantially the molded shape of the
forming tube as the wrapped emulsion advances through the at least one
forming tube.