How to make sausage at home

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Learn how to make sausages at home using the correct equipment and procedures to obtain a result that is far superior to the sausages offered by markets, which often use meat scraps, added water to gain weight, excess additives and excess fat. With simple rules you will be able to make the best sausage you have ever eaten in your life.

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Catalan Fuet Salami

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This is a typical sausage from Catalonia, one of the most traditional regions in Spain. It is thinner than traditional salami, made from pork, preferably Iberian, fed with acorns. It uses little or no seasoning. This way the flavor of the meat is brought out. Ideally, the production process should take between three and four months. The longer the curing time, the drier and darker red the Catalan fuet will be.

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How long beforehand should I season barbecue meat?

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The distribution of salt internally in meat occurs mainly through a process called osmosis. Osmosis is the movement of water through a semipermeable membrane from an area of low solute concentration (in this case, salt) to an area of high concentration. In meat, muscles are composed mainly of water and proteins.

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What is charcuterie or charcuterie?

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Charcuterie or charcuterie, which is the original French term, is a food preparation technique that involves the processing and preservation of meat, generally through methods such as salting, curing, smoking and fermentation. The term “charcuterie” is of French origin and refers to a variety of cured and prepared meat products such as ham, salami, sausages, pâtés and other meat products.

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