What is marination

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What is marination

• Ingredient Delivery System
• Four basic elements
• Substrate
• Marinade
• Process Treatment (s)
• Packaging

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Why marinate?

• Flavor enhancement
• Tenderization
• Product consistency
• Increase shell life protection from thermal
  abuse, microbial growth
• Add Value!

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Ingredient Selection Criteria

• Type of Substrate
• Process / Technology / Machinery
• Desired Outcome

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Process Variation

• Degree of marination penetration and dispersion
• Marinade pickup
• Up to 10 is marinade.
• Over 10 label must say in a solution of
  injected with with ___ added or pumped with
• Protein Extraction

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Marination Processes

• Soaking
• Immersion
• Drenching
• Tumble no vacuum
• Tumble with vacuum
• Massage
• Injection

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Tumbling

• Tumbling was first called massaging and was
  invented for ham processing in Europe many years
  ago.
• The idea did not cross the Atlantic until the
  1960s
• Tumbling usually involves a stationary drum with
  paddles

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Tumbler
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Tumbling

• The marinade is forced into the meat by the
  action of it dropping down from the top of the
  tumbler while it is turning.
• Tumblersdifferent sizes and shape of drums and
  paddles for different applications

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Tumbling Process Variations

• Size and Shape of Tumbler
• Amount of product in Tumbler
• Time
• Vacuum
• Temp of Marinade and Product

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Primary Functions of Tumbling

• Uniform distribution of marinade
• Brings salt soluble proteins to the surface of
  the meat.
• Control amount of salt and sodium nitrate needed
  in curing process.
• Reduce Curing, Processing and Cooking Time

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Primary Functions of Tumbling..

• Maximize yield and make yield uniformity
• Improve color and make color uniform
• Improve slicing characteristics
• To salvage protein that would have been leached
  out from the tissue

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Curing Vs. Tumbling

• In curing brine movement is due to osmotic
  pressure alone.
• Tumbling accelerate this process due to movement
  of the muscle tissue.
• If injection is used without tumbling, it could
  take 3-4 days to obtain the same uniform
  penetration.
• If soaking is used, an uniform penetration may
  never be achieved.