The Jet Cook™ System for Traditional Cornish Pasty Filling

The traditional Cornish pasty originated from Cornwall, England, where it was a simple miners’ meal. Filled with onion, beef, diced potatoes, and rutabaga, pasties contain all the nourishment a miner would need during the day. The portable nature of the pasty made it the perfect food to be carried into the mines for those long workdays. 

The pasty made its way to the United States, specifically, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when copper was mined in the area. Cornwall miners came to the area in droves, bringing their skills and their food of choice – the Cornish Pasty. Over a century later, the pasty remains firmly ingrained within Michigan culture. Many people call it the state’s “unofficial dish,” and there is even a day dedicated to celebrating its deliciousness. 

Cooking The Perfect Cornish Pasty

While the pasty comes from very humble roots and simple ingredients, it can be challenging to execute correctly. With its minimal use of spices, a good pasty relies on the precision of the internal components and how they are cut and cooked. To cook the perfect pasty, the precise balance of cut vegetables, meat, and pastry must be met to avoid dryness or too much moisture. To meet this balance, many chefs cook ingredients separately and combine them before filling. However, this is a time-consuming process for those trying to mass-produce the beloved dish. 

Fortunately, Jet Cook™ has proved itself to be a cooking system fit for the job of industrial pasty filling production.

Using The Jet Cook™ System for Cornish Pasty Filling

Using Jet Cook™ for Cornish Pasty filling is a great way to produce a bulk amount of the filling and cut down on both cooking and processing time. The DC Norris Jet Cook™ system has revolutionized the food manufacturing industry with unprecedented production speed and high yield results. A fluid processing solution for foods of a pumpable consistency, Jet Cook™ reduces the risk of harmful contamination during processing and provides the ability to add additional ingredients on-demand. The system also uses steam that simultaneously heats and mixes ingredients while retaining particulate integrity and building remarkable flavor without the use of additional additives. 

As a pioneer of cooking with direct steam, the Jet Cook™system by DC Norris focuses on speed, precision, and excellent results every time. Designed to increase output and product quality while reducing labor, energy, and water usage, Jet Cook™, is the perfect system for your sweet and savory pie filling needs and your next batch of Cornish Pasties. 

About The DC Norris Jet Cook™ System

With the popularity of this meat-filled pie in Michigan and beyond – investing in Jet Cook™ or any of our industrial cooking equipment will help your business create delicious, safe, high-quality products. Our many food processing systems designed and manufactured by DC Norris produce great-tasting products in less time than traditional industrial cooking methods. Using the Jet Cook™ System or any of our cooking equipment lines from Steam Jacketed Kettles to the Cook Quench Chill system will provide your operation with delicious batch-cooked foods and beverages that are safe and cost-effective.