We evaluated the effects of pre-cooking methods on the quality of reheated
marinated pork loin. Frozen marinated pork loins cooked using various methods
(boiling, grilling, pan frying, infrared cooking, and superheated steam cooking)
were reheated in a microwave, and their pH, color, cooking loss, re-heating
loss, total loss, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) value, sensory
properties, and shear force were determined. Although all parameters varied with
different cooking methods, lightness values and TBARS values showed the tendency
to decrease and increase, respectively, after reheating. Superheated
steam-cooked samples showed the lowest values of cooking loss, total loss, TBARS
value, and shear force (p<0.05) and the highest lightness, redness, and
yellowssness values and juiciness, chewiness, and overall acceptability scores
(p<0.05). These results show that pre-cooking with superheated steam
maintains the quality characteristics of marinated pork loin upon reheating.
Therefore, pre-cooking with superheated steam may be beneficial for the
commercial distribution of frozen cooked marinated pork loin.