PROCESS FOR PACKAGING AND STORING CORNED BEEF IN FLEXIBLE PACKAGING FOR POSTERIOR SLICING
A new safer and cost-reducing packaging and storing system and product to store corned beef, in a flexible packaging for a posterior slicing step.
1 . A process for packaging and storing corned beef in a flexible container for future slicing, the process including the steps of:
(1) placing a pre-manufactured corned beef in a flexible packaging;
(2) sealing and compacting the packaged corned beef;
(3) placing the packaged and sealed corned beef in an autoclave, applying temperature of 121° C. and pressure of 2.2 bar and suitable time, sterilizing the packaged corned beef;
(4) drying the packaged corned beef at suitable temperature, pressure and time;
(5) placing the duly dried packaged corned beef inside an individual cartoon shaping box, presenting any desired geometric shape, shaping the packaged corned beef.
2 . The process for packaging and storing corned beef in a flexible container according to claim 1 , wherein the flexible packaging is a retort pouch type packaging.
3 . The process for packaging and storing corned beef in a flexible container according to claim 1 , wherein the geometric shape of the shaping box is selected from the group consisting of: cubic, square, rectangular and cylindrical.
4 . The process for packaging and storing corned beef in a flexible container according to claim 3 , wherein the geometric shape of the shaping box is a 135 mm long×95 mm wide rectangular shape package containing 2.720 kg of corned beef.
5 . The process for packaging and storing corned beef in a flexible container according to claim 3 , wherein the geometric shape of the shaping box is a 114 mm×114 mm square shape package containing 8.160 kg of corned beef.
6 . A Corned beef, packaged in a flexible container manufactured according to the process of claim 1 .
7 . The corned beef packaged in a flexible container according to claim 7 , wherein the flexible packaging includes closing edges.
8 . The corned beef packaged in a flexible container according to claim 7 , wherein the flexible packaging is accommodated and shaped into an outer shaping box.