A smoker for imparting a smoke flavor profile onto or into a beverage or food is described herein. The smoker includes a smoke channel that receives smoke from a smoke source. The smoker source is connected to the smoke channel to fill up at least a portion of the smoke channel. The smoke travels through the smoke channel into one or more infusion ports. A container is placed in contact with a surface of the smoker receives the smoke. A food or beverage can be added to the container for infusing the smoke into the food or beverage.

A smoker for imparting a smoke flavor profile onto or into a beverage or food is described herein. The smoker includes a smoke channel that receives smoke from a smoke source. The smoker source is connected to the smoke channel to fill up at least a portion of the smoke channel. The smoke travels through the smoke channel into one or more infusion ports. A container is placed in contact with a surface of the smoker receives the smoke. A food or beverage can be added to the container for infusing the smoke into the food or beverage.

An improved process for the manufacturing of emulsion-type sausages into a flattened form-factor that does not require the use of individual molds.

An improved process for the manufacturing of emulsion-type sausages into a flattened form-factor that does not require the use of individual molds.

A crisp meat chip and method and system for making such a meat chip, the meat chip having rippled opposed surfaces, the method including creating a meat log, cooking the meat log, cooling the cooked meat log degrees Fahrenheit, deep chilling the meat log, slicing the meat log into rippled meat slices, drying the meat slices using an air impingement oven and cooling the dried meat slices.

Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of smoke vacuum packaging. A method of smoke vacuum packaging includes the steps of removing a substantial amount of air from a container in which a product is positioned, infusing the container with smoke after a substantial amount of air is removed from the container, and sealing the container.

Smoking device includes smoking chamber, smoke generating chamber, smoking heater, communication path, and fan. Smoking chamber houses raw material of a smoked food product. Smoke generating chamber is disposed below smoking chamber. Smoking heater generates smoke in smoke generating chamber by heating smoking material housed in smoke generating chamber. Communication path communicates smoking chamber with smoke generating chamber. Cooling fan cools smoke passing through communication path. According to the present aspect, a desired smoked product can be manufactured by using a sufficient amount of smoke at any smoking temperature.

An apparatus is provided for curing and more specifically for cold smoking meat or seafood with a blend of filtered smoke from an organic smoking material such as softwoods such as pine or tropical palms such as coconut wood or such as mixed wood sawdust from a sawmill, that are not traditionally used for smoking seafood or meat due to the harsh flavor imparted by their smoke, and unfiltered smoke from a second organic smoking material such as hardwood smoke, or other pleasant flavor-imparting smoke. The blending of filtered smoke from a first organic smoking material such as coniferous softwood, tropical palm wood or mixed sawdust from a sawmill with unfiltered pleasant flavor-imparting smoke from the second organic smoking material reduces the cost of the smoking and curing process and allows versatility in application in terms of preservative properties and flavor imparted to the cured meat or seafood.

An apparatus is provided for curing and more specifically for cold smoking meat or seafood with a blend of filtered smoke from an organic smoking material such as softwoods such as pine or tropical palms such as coconut wood or such as mixed wood sawdust from a sawmill, that are not traditionally used for smoking seafood or meat due to the harsh flavor imparted by their smoke, and unfiltered smoke from a second organic smoking material such as hardwood smoke, or other pleasant flavor-imparting smoke. The blending of filtered smoke from a first organic smoking material such as coniferous softwood, tropical palm wood or mixed sawdust from a sawmill with unfiltered pleasant flavor-imparting smoke from the second organic smoking material reduces the cost of the smoking and curing process and allows versatility in application in terms of preservative properties and flavor imparted to the cured meat or seafood.

A cooking system includes an upper cooking chamber configured to receive food therein; a lower heating chamber configured to burn fuel therein; a conduit in fluid communication between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a first valve operably associated with the conduit, the first valve being configured to open and close access between the upper cooking chamber and the lower heating chamber; a flue in gaseous communication with both the lower heating chamber and the upper cooking chamber; a second valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue; and a third valve operably associated with the flue and the lower heating chamber, the second valve being configured to open and close access between the lower cooking chamber and the flue.