El Campo, Texas-based Junior’s Smokehouse officially opened in 2005, but the business’s namesake began working with meat long before that. Gerhard Drechsler, director of business development, sat down with The National Provisioner to discuss Junior’s Smokehouse.
Occasionally, a new product is discovered after a simple mistake. Just like penicillin was the end result of a messy lab bench, Seltzer's Double-Smoked Sweet Lebanon Bologna came about after an error in a smokehouse.
Integrated with an automated infrared pasteurization process, smoking with liquid condensates enables deli meat processors to enjoy rapid growth as well as improved yields and food safety.
The centuries-old process of smoking meat has taken a new turn. Instead of using the customary smokehouse to preserve and enhance the flavor of meats, food processors are integrating the smoking and browning into inline cooking, which not only simplifies a laborious process, but also delivers significant health and competitive advantages.