132_Smoking Flashcards
How many components are released during smoking?
More than 1000 desirable or undesirable liquid or gaseous components of wood are released.
How is pork belly tenderized?
Pork belly is tenderized via tossing.
What type of SMOKEHOUSE uses a heavy barrel/drum?
Drum Smokers.
What do the Chinese use for smoking?
Green Tea Leaves.
Explain the anti-microbial effect of smoking.
Aldehydes, phenols, and acids can INHIBIT the GROWTH of microorganisms.
What are the characteristics of HOT SMOKING?
The temperature is held at 60 to 80ºC
The drying process is faster compared to cold smoking
There is color and flavor development
Smoke flavor is milder because of minimal exposure.
What types of mediums can be used for the SMOKEHOUSE?
The medium can be barrel type or permanent/concrete.
What is the processing method for pork belly?
- The skin side is faced down on a conveyor belt
- The skin is sliced away from meat
- The skin is processed into pork rinds
- Brine solution (water + salt) is used for curing
- Liquid smoke and other flavoring is added
- Curing solution is injected into the pork belly
- Showered with liquid smoke
- Cooked for 5 hours at low temp in an oven
- Uses a blast freezer for quick chill down
- Cooled for a few days in another cooler
- Sides are trimmed, passed through the metal detector to ensure no metal was left lodged in the meat
- Stacked and wrapped, stored in freezer and sliced into bacon.
What is the correlation between benzopyrene residues and cancer?
Benzopyrene residues: positive statistical correlation between increased occurrence of cancer of the intestinal tract and frequent intake of smoked foods.
What are the THREE TYPES OF SMOKING?
a. Cold
b. Hot
c. Smoking flavorings
What type of SMOKEHOUSE has a removable tray and a chimney?
Mechanical Smokehouse.
What is the temperature range to cook ham?
65 to 82ºC.
What are the THREE STATES of smoke?
A. Aerosol of solid particles
B. Liquid drops
C. Vaporized chemicals
Explain how smoking affects smoke color formation.
ATTRACTIVE COLOR: smoking time, minutes only not hours – the short span of time produces the smoke color.
Explain the antioxidant impact of smoking.
Retards fat oxidation: minimized oxidation because of phenols and aldehydes.
What undesirable effect is caused by benzopyrene?
Benzopyrene: high concentration in charred and over-fried products compared to those which are high fat and high protein.
Why is the best orientation important for products in the SMOKEHOUSE?
In order to maximize and allow smoke to pass through.
What characterizes traditional smokehouses for smoke generation?
- Burning damp hardwood sawdust
- Heat dry saw dust
- Heat pieces of log
True or False: Smoke flavoring preparations are less natural than smoke flavors.
FALSE; they are more natural, since smoke condensates are concentrates.
What is the maximum level of benzopyrene residues recommended by FAO/WHO?
10 micrograms/kg; this is because benzopyrene residues in smoked foods cannot be avoided, and we can only control amounts.