Cooking bacon in a spiral convection oven results in products with a homemade-like taste and appearance.
Located in Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Olymel is a leading Canadian food processing company that produces bacon, as well as a variety of other cooked and sliced meats, including gourmet products and healthful, natural foods.
Olymel had been cooking bacon in linear convection ovens, but as consumer demand rose, the necessary volume could not be achieved. The company considered purchasing a linear microwave oven, which some processors use to produce higher volumes of bacon. However, Olymel knew this system not only would require a sizable capital investment, it would consume more space and energy, and had some drawbacks in terms of the finished products’ taste and appearance.