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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2005
Gale F. Kunert, Austin, MN (US);
Steven C. Wobschall, Austin, MN (US);
John A. Bungum, Austin, MN (US);
Larry G. Huston, Austin, MN (US);
Gale F. Kunert, Austin, MN (US);
Steven C. Wobschall, Austin, MN (US);
John A. Bungum, Austin, MN (US);
Larry G. Huston, Austin, MN (US);
Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, MN (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the present invention method of making bacon pieces comprises placing bellies in a vessel. Dry cure ingredients and water are added in the vessel containing the bellies. The dry cure ingredients and the water create a cure ingredients solution, which includes up to 3.0% water by weight of the bellies. The bellies and the cure ingredients solution are tumbled in the vessel under vacuum to create cured bellies. The cured bellies are cooked to a desired cook level. The up to 3.0% water by weight of the bellies allows the cured bellies to be cooked to the desired cook level in only one cooking step.