Who invented bacon bits

Also, at the desired second water activity level the product has a better texture, that is being crisper and more brittle, but not too hard. Oil is then pressed from the product using a suitable press such a hydraulic type of press, the bacon ends and pieces are then chilled by a suitable manner, well known in the art, such as a refrigerated air tunnel.

By further dicing the product, a final product that appears more like cooked sliced bacon that has been cut up or broken up is achieved. The bacon bits are then ready for further packaging by any suitable means well known in the art. An example of the present invention is as follows. The bacon rework, or ends and pieces, off of a slicing line contains standard curing solutions such as cured with salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium, and erythorbate or sodium nitrite.

As these are typical rework products, a variety of cured solutions may have been used. The bacon slurry was then placed into a vacuum kettle at 19 to 21 inches Hg and cooked for 50 minutes. This brought the water activity level to 0. The bacon fed into the fryer came out of the fryer at a water activity level of 0. The bacon was then chilled using an air tunnel. The product was then packed in glass jars. The above specification, examples and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention.

Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.

I claim: 1. A method for making bacon bits from bacon or bacon ends and pieces comprising the steps of: a reducing the bacon or bacon ends and pieces to a first size;.

The method of claim 1, further comprising separating fat, obtained from cooking the bacon, from the bacon before frying the bacon. The method of claim 1, wherein frying the bacon is by a continuous oil fryer. The method of claim 1, wherein the first level is from 0. The method of claim 1, wherein the second level is from 0.

The method of claim 1, further comprising dicing the bacon or bacon ends and pieces after frying to a second size, the second size being smaller than the first size. A method for making bacon bits from bacon ends and pieces, comprising the steps of: a sizing the bacon ends and pieces to a first size;.

The method of claim 10, wherein the first level is from 0. The method of claim 10, further comprising removing oil from the bacon ends and pieces after continuous frying and chilling the bacon ends and pieces before sizing to the second size. USA en. USB1 en. USB2 en. CNB en. New technique for vacuum freezing and frying color potato chips and color sweet potato chips.

USA1 en. The process of making bacon begins with a piece of meat. Yelina Leypoldt Explainer. What is larded beef? Larding is the cooking technique of inserting strips or pieces of fat into a piece of meat that doesn't have much fat of its own. Josep Anduaga Pundit. What is smoked streaky bacon?

Streaky bacon has more fat in it, running like stripes through the slice. It just looks ' streaky '. Smoked bacon is bacon that has been flavored in wood smoke , or has flavorings added to mimic this taste.

Kinda Mitteldorf Pundit. What is Panseta? Pancetta in Italy is typically cooked to add depth to soups and pastas. Stoil Pinzaru Pundit. What are fake bacon bits? Most are very low fat and low cholesterol. Jhonathan Fiddrich Pundit. Are fake bacon bits vegan? Our Imitation Bacon Bits contain no MSG and are made from soy flour, making them a welcome addition to vegetarian and vegan dishes.

Ludwig Dong Pundit. Can you cook store bought bacon bits? While homemade bacon bits do not keep as long as most store - bought varieties, they lend a bolder flavor to any dish you feel like adding them to. Cook the bacon bits for 5 to 6 minutes, then stir.

Cook the bacon , stirring often, until it is crispy. Line a large plate with two or three layers of paper towels. Althea Sochting Teacher. Can bacon bits be frozen?

Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. You can freeze this for later use by placing the bacon bits in a single layer on a cooking sheet. Once they are frozen , place them in a zip lock bag for use in recipes, salads or baked potatoes. Bacon may be the U. Salted pork belly first appeared on dining tables thousands of years ago in China.

Pork curing methods spread throughout the Roman Empire, and Anglo-Saxon peasants cooked with bacon fat. Until well into the 16th century, the Middle English term bacon or bacoun referred to all pork in general. The word bacon derives from various Germanic and French dialects, including the Old French bacun, Old High German bacho meaning buttock and Old Teutonic backe, which refers to the back.

But the cut typically used to make bacon comes from the side, or belly, of the hog. In modern England, a side of bacon is called a "gammon" and a thin slice of bacon is known as a "rasher". In the 12th century, a church in the English town of Great Dunmow promised a side of bacon to any married man who could swear before the congregation and God that he had not quarreled with his wife for a year and a day.

A husband who could "bring home the bacon" was highly regarded by the community for his forbearance. Indigenous peoples reportedly fell in love with the flavor and readily accepted pigs and pork products as peace offerings. By , a rapidly expanding, free-roaming and unruly swine population nearly thwarted Dutch construction of a wall on Manhattan Island meant to keep the British and Indigenous peoples out of New Amsterdam.

The site later became known as Wall Street. Pigs continued to run wild in New York City into the 19th century.