Processed Meat Competition

The next Meat Industry Convention & Trade Show will be held on
March 23-25, 2012 at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino Calgary.

The following are the winners from the Processed Meat Competition held at the 2010 Meat Industry Convention & Trade Show in Edmonton.

• 7 Entry Classes
• Products Evaluated for various attributes
  • Appearance
  • Flavour
  • Texture
• Aggregate awards for products entered in 4 curing, 3 sausage categories.
• Overall - 6 of 7

Judging

• 4 independent judges
• Established judging criteria
• 94-100 Gold
• 88-93 Silver
• 80-87 Bronze
• All product tagged and coded.
• Comments and ribbons to be sent to each individual entrant.
• Coolers/trays

Acknowledgements

• Ron Pate
• Alfred Egli
• Scott Dundas
• Maurice Mander
• Jessica/Melissa
• Hotel Staff

Competition Awards

• 63 Products
• 44 Ribbons
  • 27 Bronze
  • 10 Silver
  • 7 Gold
    • Longview (2)
      - Large/Small casing
    • Kastelen (2)
      - Small Casing & Emulsion
    • Riverside (3)
      - Bone in Ham/Back Bacon/ Small Casing

Cured Meat Aggregate Riverside Packers

Boneless Ham	Bronze
Bacon	Silver
Bone In Ham	Gold
Back Bacon	Gold
Total Cured Meat score:	361.5 points

Sausage Aggregate Kastelen Sausage

Large Casing Sausage	Silver
Small Casing Sausage	Gold
Emulsion	Gold
Total Sausage score:	280 points

Overall Award Riverside Packers

Bacon	Silver
Boneless Ham	Bronze
Bone In Ham	Gold
Back Bacon	Gold
Large Casing Sausage	Bronze
Small Casing Sausage	Gold
Emulsion	Bronze
Total Overall score:	626.75 points

12 Participating Facilities

Ravenwood Farms Fresh Meats Hamel's Meat Market Valley Meat Packers Rocky Mountain Meats YB Quality Meat Kastelen Sausage	The Butcher Shop Olds College Students Longview Jerky Shop Medicine Hat Meat Traders Riverside Packers Valley Custom Meats
Ravenwood Farms Fresh Meats Bacon Bronze
Valley Custom Meats Boneless Ham Bronze
The Butcher Shop Large Casing Sausage Bronze Small Casing Sausage Bronze
Longview Jerky Shop Large Casing Sausage Gold Small Casing Sausage Gold Emulsion Bronze
YB Quality Meat Boneless Ham Bronze Back Bacon Bronze Large Casing Sausage Bronze Emulsion Bronze Small Casing Sausage Silver
Olds College Bone In Ham Bronze Back Bacon Bronze Large Casing Sausage Bronze
Rocky Mountain Meats Bacon Silver Bone In Ham Bronze Small Casing Sausage Bronze
Medicine Hat Meat Traders Boneless Ham Bronze Bone In Ham Bronze Large Casing Sausage Bronze Small Casing Sausage Bronze Emulsion Bronze
Valley Meat Packers Boneless Ham Bronze Bone In Ham Bronze Back Bacon Silver Bacon Silver Small Casing Sausage Silver Emulsion Bronze
Hamel's Meat Market Boneless Ham Bronze Bone In Ham Bronze Small Casing Sausage Silver Emulsion Bronze
Kastelen Sausage Large Casing Sausage Silver Small Casing Sausage Gold Emulsion Gold Total Sausage score: 280 points
Riverside Packers Bacon Silver Boneless Ham Bronze Bone In Ham Gold Back Bacon Gold Large Casing Sausage Bronze Small Casing Sausage Gold Emulsion Bronze Total Overall score: 626.75 points