0:00and when it comes to breakfast bacon is one of our favorite side orders
0:05its popularity actually goes back centuries
0:09to the days when people cured and smoked meats in their own homes
0:12but today a quick trip to the store
0:15than anyone can bring home the bacon bacon is now processed in even pre
0:26cooked in factories
0:27bit all starts with a lotta pork bellies
0:32their tossed into a big tumbler the action softens them
0:37so it will be easier to remove the skins dietrich for billy goat skin side down
0:46on a conveyor belt dis conveyor takes the pork bellies to a lawn
0:55automated lady that slices the skin away from me disc ins drop onto another
1:04conveyor belt to be processed in the pork rinds
1:07pulled
1:12meanwhile the meat pieces headquarter flipping device
1:15it turns them back side up so workers down the line can trim off any remaining
1:19pieces of skin
1:21build
1:24be next
1:28they mix up a brine solution which will cure the poor saw
1:32is funneled into a tanker water its mix thoroughly
1:39until the salt dissolves then
1:44liquid smoke in other flavorings are added
1:54d the pork bellies now pass under an injector head
1:59its needles repeatedly inject the curing solution into each pork belly
2:10on metal hanger called the comp
2:12is pressed into each other pork bellies so they can be hung in Iraq
2:21them it into the drench cabinet for a shower at Liquid smiled
2:26as liquid smoke the bars the mean it adds flavor and color to the surface
2:37the pork bellies are transferred to a big-government the hook for five hours
2:41at a low temperature
2:42that allows the flavoring to permeate the meat
2:52now it into a blast freezer for a quick chill down
2:55then into another cooler for a couple of days
2:59the cooling firms the meat which makes it easier to slice
3:08the pork bellies head to a sizing station
3:10where their sides get a quick tramp they also pass under a metal detector to
3:18confirm that no peace in the Middle hanger
3:20has gotten lodged in the after that the pork bellies are stacked can wrap
3:29then stored in a freezer until they're ready to be sliced into the game
3:34this is called the sly sly here
3:38workers load the meats lads in Deschutes the shoots way back and forth over a
3:45blade
3:46with slices the meat into bacon size pieces ok
3:52ok
3:56the bacon falls neatly onto a conveyor belt Inc
4:00another conveyor belt rolls over the bacon slices to secure them for cooking
4:05in a Browning microwave
4:06as the fat cocks of the bacon it drains into a trough
4:10these drippings will be used to make gravy and pet foods
4:14the cook bacon now exits the microwave oven
4:18incomes under the watchful eye an inspector she discards slices that are
4:23broken
4:24were not up to par these wheels then roll the brown bacon slices on the
4:30parchment paper
4:31that
4:36a tiny electronic eye keeps track of the number of slices
4:39up
4:43finally the bacon is stacked for packaging
4:47up
4:51now that a job well done time to put the coffee on
4:54and scramble up some eggs up