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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Brian J. Srsen, Austin, MN (US);
Richard M. Herreid, Austin, MN (US);
James E. Mino, Austin, MN (US);
Brian E. Hendrickson, Oakland, MN (US);
Brian J. Srsen, Austin, MN (US);
Richard M. Herreid, Austin, MN (US);
James E. Mino, Austin, MN (US);
Brian E. Hendrickson, Oakland, MN (US);
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION, Austin, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of making precooked meat pieces using a hybrid cooking system comprises preheating meat pieces to a temperature of at least approximately 140° F. to create preheated meat pieces. The preheated meat pieces are transferred to an oven heated with an external heating source. The oven includes internal surfaces, and the external heating source assists in keeping the internal surfaces at a temperature below a smoke point of fat from the meat pieces. The preheated meat pieces are cooked in the oven to a water activity level of 0.92 or less to create precooked meat pieces. Optionally, flavoring could be applied to the precooked meat pieces after the precooked meat pieces have been removed from the oven and before the precooked meat pieces have cooled.