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Dry Curer |
| Job Description |
Cures Meat Products, Such As Pork, Ham, Bacon, Or Casings
Preparatory To Smoking: Pushes Sacks Of Such Materials As Sugar,
Sodium Nitrate, And Salt To Curing Room, Using Handtruck Or
Cart. Weighs Out Specified Amounts Of Materials And Mixes Them
By Hand Or In Mixing Machine. Packs And Arranges Meat In Boxes,
Vats, Tierces, Or Piles, And Sprinkles Mixture Over Each Layer.
Sweeps Excess Mixture From Meat With Broom. Rearranges Layers
After Specified Time To Circulate Air Around Meat. Dips Ham
Hocks In Brine Solution, Sprinkles Soda On Them, And Hangs Them
On Rack For Curing. May Be Designated According To Product Cured
As Belly Packer (meat Products); Casing Salter (meat Products);
Ham-hock Mopper (meat Products); Salt-bellies Overhauler (meat
Products).
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