Pork belly processing for pre-cooked bacon

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8968808
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12434938

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A method of processing a belly for pre-cooked bacon includes injecting a belly with 1 to 3% by green weight of the belly of a solution comprising water, sodium nitrite, and sodium erythorbate to create an injected belly. The injected belly is tumbled under vacuum with dry ingredients comprising salt, sugar, and dextrose to create a tumbled belly. The tumbled belly is molded in a mold and then frozen in the mold to create a hardened belly. The hardened belly is removed from the mold to create a molded belly. The molded belly is sliced to create belly slices, and the belly slices are cooked.

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HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION1 HORMEL PLACE AUSTIN MN 55912-3680

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buckles, John K Austin, US 4 15
Kunert, Gale F Austin, US 7 31
Wobschall, Steven C Austin, US 5 16

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