The invention discloses a pulsed
electric field based quick curing device and method of dry-cured ham. The pulsed
electric field based quick curing device comprises a grounded stainless steel conveying belt and high-
voltage electrode roll shafts, wherein pork legs with bone are put on the grounded stainless steel conveying belt, so the lower surfaces of the pork legs with bone are in close contactwith the grounded stainless steel conveying belt; three high-
voltage electrode roll shafts arranged in a line perpendicular to the conveying direction of the grounded stainless steel conveying belt are arranged above the grounded stainless steel conveying belt, the lower surfaces of the three high-
voltage electrode roll shafts are in
close contact with the upper surfaces of the pork legs with bone; and the electrode structures of the three high-voltage roll shafts are same and all comprise
metal rollers, guiding shafts, rolling bearings, screw caps, insulating bases and spring rods, and the
metal rollers are connected with pulse generators. According to the pulsed
electric field based quick curing device,
microsecond-level pulsed high-voltage
electricity is applied to ham by virtue of electrodes formed by the grounded conveying belt and the stainless steel roll shafts, and a high-voltage pulsed electric field in the ham can induce perforation of
muscle cells in the pork legs and increase pores among tissues, thereby enabling subsequent salt to quickly penetrate into the ham and greatly shortening the
curing time.