Smoking Food: Guide to Smoking Meat, Poultry and Fish

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Smoking is an ancient food preservation and cooking technique that gives meat, poultry, fish and other products a unique flavor, aroma and color. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the smoking process, from the types of smoking to the types of smokers, as well as tips and tricks for getting the best results.

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List of woods for smoking meat and other foods

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When choosing wood for smoking food, it is important to avoid wood that has been chemically treated or contains resin. The wood must be good for smoking and must be dry, clean, and free from mold or signs of deterioration. Below is a list of some woods that are considered good for smoking meat and other foods.

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How much wine should I use to properly acidify salami?

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The microbiological stability of salami is achieved mainly when a low pH level is reached, below 5.3. Other factors are also crucial, such as reducing the moisture content, with water activity below 0.92. However, in this post we will only deal with pH.

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How to make roast beef

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O roast beef or roast beef It is an English-style beef, similar to cold meat, which is seared to obtain a golden exterior and roasted in the oven quickly, without completely cooking the center of the meat. The name comes from the English roast and beef. Well known by Brazilians thanks to the Beirut sandwich, very popular in São Paulo in Arab cuisine restaurants.

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Tips for barbecue chicken

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Preparing a good chicken barbecue requires some care and techniques to ensure that the meat is tasty and juicy.

Farm chicken or free-range chicken?

Remembering that “cage free” does not mean that they are raised outdoors, they are raised in sheds, but they have more freedom as they are not trapped in cages and there is a limitation on the maximum number of birds per m², which is just over 7 birds per m².

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Sharpening stone or straightener? Which one to use?

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Use the straightener correctly

How to use the straightener correctly? Do you know how to use the straightener? What is the chair for? Does the sharpener sharpen the knife? These are very common questions for those who are starting to be interested in knife edge. Let's answer them all!

The sharpener, also known as fusil, is a tool used to keep the edge of knives sharp. It is not used to sharpen knives in the traditional sense (that is, removing material from the blade), but rather to realign and straighten the edge of the knife that can bend or warp with use.

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How to use edible collagen casing?

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In which sausages can I use edible collagen casing?

Collagen casings can be applied to both fresh sausages and sausages and cured sausages. Types of sausage and fresh sausage include barbecue sausages, hot dog sausages, Polish sausages, Italian sausages, and German sausages such as bratwurst. Cured sausages are divided into semi-dry sausages or dry sausages, such as salamis, salami and cured pepperoni.

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