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American
Cured Meat Championships
Cured
Meat Competition
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In
1949, small business meat processors gathered in
Chicago to enter their hams in the First Annual
National Ham Show. Sixty-five hams were judged in
four classes. This competition started a tradition
that is known today as the American Cured Meat Championships
(ACMC) - the only national event of its kind in
North America.
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This
event has expanded over the years to cover a wide
variety of products including hams, bacon, jerky,
and sausages. Now hundreds of products are entered
in 25 - 30 classes each year. A recent addition includes
Cured Specialty Meat Products. The regional
class for Cincinnati, OH is Country-Style Pork Smoked
Sausage. |
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Meat
processors enter their products for evaluation by judges
who are meat scientists and specialists in the meat industry.
This evaluation provides information for product enhancement
that could result in greater sales and business opportunities.
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The
Evaluation of Processed Meats
Presentation
given by Jay Wenther to the American Meat Science Association
at the 57th Reciprocal Meat Conference. - Posted on
7/28/04 by JBW
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ACMC Coordinator, Technical Advisors and Judges |
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Bacon
(Heavyweight)
Bacon
(Lightweight)
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Country
Bacon - Dry Cured
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Country-Style
Smoked Sausage
(2008
Regional Class)
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Cured
Specialty Meat Products
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Frankfurters/Wieners
(Coarse
Ground)
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Frankfurters/Wieners
(Emulsified)
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Ham
- Bone-In (Heavyweight)
Ham
- Bone-In
(Lightweight)
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Ham
- Boneless (Commercial)
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Ham
- Boneless (Traditional)
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Jerky
- Restructured
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Luncheon
Meat - Large Diameter
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Semi-Dried
Sausage -
Cooked,
Non-Fermented |
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Small
Diameter Smoked/Cooked Sausage
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next competition will be held in conjunction with the American
Convention of Meat Processors & Suppliers' Exhibition,
July 24-26, 2008, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Anyone who
is a processor member of the American Association of Meat
Processors, produces their own products, and is a registered
attendee at the Cincinnati Convention, may enter the ACMC
competition. |
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Official
Sponsors of the 2008
American Cured Meat Championships
Cincinnati,
Ohio |
To
see a list of the American Cured Meat Champions
from 2007, Click
Here
To
see a list of the 2007 winning product scores, Click
Here
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