Masters Chefs’ Institute Recognizes Jones Dry-Aged Bacon with Coveted Seal of Excellence

Jones Dairy Farm Dry-Aged Cherrywood Smoked Bacon surpassed the rigorous testing process to qualify for the prestigious Master Chefs’ Institute (MCI) Seal of Excellence, proving it meets the highest standards of quality and taste.

What Is the Master Chefs’ Institute?

The MCI is an independent organization, based in the United States, made up of Certified Master Chefs—the highest level of culinary certification in the country. With only 74 chefs holding this prestigious title, MCI is a trusted authority in food quality worldwide.
MCI’s mission? To evaluate, recognize, and promote exceptional food products that embody the highest standards of culinary excellence. Their testing process is the most comprehensive in the industry, and only 20% of all products tested qualify for the Seal of Excellence.

What Makes the MCI Testing Process So Rigorous?

Each product undergoes a detailed examination process that includes more than 1,000 test and evaluation points based on three major categories:

• ✔ Sensory assessment – Aroma, color, and overall taste
• ✔ Product performance – How it cooks and holds up in recipes
• ✔ Versatility – Attributes such as flavor, texture/tenderness, crispness, fat/liquid separation and appearance both as an ingredient and a main course

To qualify for the MCI Seal of Excellence, a product must score 80% or higher across all categories.

Why Jones Dry-Aged Bacon Stood Out

To qualify for the MCI Seal of Excellence, a product must score 80% or higher across all categories.
What makes Jones Dry-Aged Cherrywood Smoked Bacon special:

• ✔ Dry-aged for up to 3 weeks to develop a deep, rich flavor
• ✔ Jones uses leaner, meatier “center cut” pork belly
• ✔ Cured with a century-old Jones family brine and naturally smoked over real cherrywood chips
• ✔ Available in extra thick slices

What the Certified Master Chefs loved:

• Even cooking for the best eating experience
• Less fat loss with incredible flavor
• Crispy yet tender texture with minimal curling

Why MCI’s Seal of Excellence Matters

In a survey of 1,000 consumers in the United States, 89% said they would be more likely to buy a product with the MCI Seal of Excellence, knowing it passed rigorous testing. Quality matters more than price, and this seal gives shoppers confidence they’re choosing the best.

Jones Dairy Farm has been committed to making simple, high-quality products for more than 135 years—and now, they have the Master Chefs’ seal to prove it. Look for MCI’s Seal of Excellence on packages of Jones Dry-Aged Bacon very soon.
Discover more about the Master Chef’s Institute and their Seal of Excellence here.
Read more about the Jone Dairy Farm’s products here.