Microorganisms such as Escherichia coli that contaminate meat products cause foodborne illnesses. The use of essential oils in the meat drying process has not been deeply studied. Here, we present a novel method of applying thyme essential oil to meat during drying to reduce the microbial load in dried meat.
Hernández, H., Fraňková, A., Klouček, P., Banout, J. The Effect of the Application of Thyme Essential Oil on Microbial Load During Meat Drying. J. Vis. Exp. (133), e57054, doi:10.3791/57054 (2018).