I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about bacon. He was a production manager at a meat curing,sausage making plant in wisconsin. Their bacon was only cured for a day under pressure. I forgot to ask how much pressure but he thought a day in a vacuum seal bag for bellies would be plenty....any thoughts ???
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It's not about planning ahead. I don't care if it needs to stay there a month, that's fine with me. I am just wondering if this sounds right which I have no reason to doubt him. And it does make sense. It also got me thinking "is the meat getting over cured?"Originally posted by SmokinLee View PostJust plan aheadJerod
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I do know that commercial processes differ from those available to the home/hobby guy/gal. In a commercial setting, they would have a HACCP plan, and would be using a proven method that is generally recognized as safe, meaning that if they follow their procedures, the product that comes out finished will be safe, wholesome and fit for human consumption. I have not yet seen a process or procedure for the home meat curer that calls for a overnight cure in a vacuum. Not saying it does not exist. Just my 2 cents...Once you go Weber....you never call customer service....
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good points IC, i have no knowledge of commercial processing but i wonder of the ingr./chemicals used and their concentrations as wellas the amount of pressure to help speed things up. also couldn't they be injected as well..........sigpic
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I did ask him about injecting and he said they did not inject bellies due to how thick they were. I will see if I can find out what pressures they used. He also told me it tumbled very slowly over night as well.
Originally posted by chefrob View Postgood points IC, i have no knowledge of commercial processing but i wonder of the ingr./chemicals used and their concentrations as wellas the amount of pressure to help speed things up. also couldn't they be injected as well..........Jerod
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Originally posted by GOT14U View PostI did ask him about injecting and he said they did not inject bellies due to how thick they were. I will see if I can find out what pressures they used. He also told me it tumbled very slowly over night as well.
at work we used to make bacon / hams , etc etc using a vacuum / tumbler machine that drawed / messaged the cure and ingredients into the meats in a short amount of time , allowing for quick production , not sure of the pressure used thoughsigpic
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Not much to add to this other than a big 2ND to JimH... AND I've never gotten sick from store bought bacon... and we all know that shat has been spit, pissed... did I say that , dropped on the floor, sliced, diced, packaged and sold to us for years!
G14U... you sig line is driving me crazy!!!!!
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unless it says 'dry cure' on the packet over here - it definitely hasn't been dry cured.
So either a brine type cure or injection.
And curing under pressure is slightly different than curing in a vacbag.
If you're curing in a positively pressurised container the liquid is forcibly being pushed into the meat. If in a negatively charged chamber then the meat effectively sucks the liquid in to equalise the pressure differential.
However If you're squeezing in a vac-bag then you don't have the pressure gradient you'd have in a container - the meat is being compressed from the outside in which will aid in cure absorption, but slower and less efficiently than in a pressurised chamber.
Are those tumbler things any good ? one of the local shops has something very similiar to that reveo thing for about £15.
It's not very big - but for marinading steaklets or meat for kebabs I was thinking might work.
The theory is sound, obviously it would only be a weak vacumn, but still better than nothing I reckon.Made In England - Fine Tuned By The USAJust call me 'One Grind'
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Originally posted by IrishChef View PostI do know that commercial processes differ from those available to the home/hobby guy/gal. In a commercial setting, they would have a HACCP plan, and would be using a proven method that is generally recognized as safe, meaning that if they follow their procedures, the product that comes out finished will be safe, wholesome and fit for human consumption. I have not yet seen a process or procedure for the home meat curer that calls for a overnight cure in a vacuum. Not saying it does not exist. Just my 2 cents...
Without the plan, proceedure, equipment, recipe and enviornment, there is no way that an overnight cure is a good idea. Your friend might be well intentioned but you probably know a bunch more about home curing than he does. All he knows is what they told him to do, not why he's doing it. Whole lot more to this story than what he told you. Stick with the fundamentals.JT
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I'm sure it would have tons of variables to considerOriginally posted by T-bone Tim View Postat work we used to make bacon / hams , etc etc using a vacuum / tumbler machine that drawed / messaged the cure and ingredients into the meats in a short amount of time , allowing for quick production , not sure of the pressure used thoughOriginally posted by WALLE View PostNot much to add to this other than a big 2ND to JimH... AND I've never gotten sick from store bought bacon... and we all know that shat has been spit, pissed... did I say that , dropped on the floor, sliced, diced, packaged and sold to us for years!
G14U... you sig line is driving me crazy!!!!!Originally posted by morkdach View PostGood ? Jerod.
When I make my B.B.B I vac. pac. & still go for 14 day cure.Originally posted by curious aardvark View Post
Are those tumbler things any good ? one of the local shops has something very similiar to that reveo thing for about £15.
It's not very big - but for marinading steaklets or meat for kebabs I was thinking might work.
The theory is sound, obviously it would only be a weak vacumn, but still better than nothing I reckon.Originally posted by Whisky Fish View PostNot just 2 cents. Right on the money IC.
Without the plan, proceedure, equipment, recipe and enviornment, there is no way that an overnight cure is a good idea. Your friend might be well intentioned but you probably know a bunch more about home curing than he does. All he knows is what they told him to do, not why he's doing it. Whole lot more to this story than what he told you. Stick with the fundamentals.Jerod
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