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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR (US);
Mark A. Christie, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Theodore Burnett, Fayetteville, AR (US);
TYSON FOODS, INC., Springdale, AR (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for curing a food item utilizing a vacuum environmental profile and a temperature environmental profile using convection heating. An apparatus including a closed environmental control system having an internal sealable curing chamber is provided. A vacuum pump can be communicably connected to the internal sealable curing chamber and can be used to create a vacuum in the internal sealable curing chamber. The vacuum pump and internal sealable chamber can maintain the vacuum for a time sufficient to achieve a predetermined moisture content for a selected food item. The technology as disclosed can include a closed heat transfer system directing heated fluid into the internal sealable curing chamber by convection.