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  2. Brining - Wikipedia

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    Meat. Brining is typically a process in which meat is soaked in a salt water solution similar to marination before cooking. [2] Meat is soaked anywhere from 30 minutes to several days. The brine may be seasoned with spices and herbs. The amount of time needed to brine depends on the size of the meat: more time is needed for a large turkey ...

  3. Cooking - Wikipedia

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    Cooking, also known as cookery or professionally as the culinary arts, is the art, science and craft of using heat to make food more palatable, digestible, nutritious, or safe. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from grilling food over an open fire , to using electric stoves , to baking in various types of ovens , reflecting local ...

  4. Salting (food) - Wikipedia

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    Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt. [1] It is related to pickling in general and more specifically to brining also known as fermenting (preparing food with brine, that is, salty water) and is one form of curing. It is one of the oldest methods of preserving food, [1] and two historically significant salt-cured foods are ...

  5. Curing (food preservation) - Wikipedia

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    Sea salt being added to raw ham to make prosciutto. Curing is any of various food preservation and flavoring processes of foods such as meat, fish and vegetables, by the addition of salt, with the aim of drawing moisture out of the food by the process of osmosis. Because curing increases the solute concentration in the food and hence decreases ...

  6. Meat - Wikipedia

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    While eating muscle meat raw may be the only way to avoid HCAs fully, the National Cancer Institute states that cooking meat below 100 °C (212 °F) creates "negligible amounts" of HCAs. Microwaving meat before cooking may reduce HCAs by 90%. [91] Nitrosamines, present in processed and cooked foods, are carcinogenic, being linked to colon cancer.

  7. The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy - Wikipedia

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    384. The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy is a cookbook by Hannah Glasse (1708–1770), first published in 1747. It was a bestseller for a century after its first publication, dominating the English-speaking market and making Glasse one of the most famous cookbook authors of her time. The book ran through at least 40 editions, many of which ...

  8. Charcuterie - Wikipedia

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    The French word for a person who practices charcuterie is charcutier.The etymology of the word is the combination of chair and cuite, or cooked flesh.The Herbsts in Food Lover's Companion say, "it refers to the products, particularly (but not limited to) pork specialties such as pâtés, rillettes, galantines, crépinettes, etc., which are made and sold in a delicatessen-style shop, also ...

  9. List of cooking techniques - Wikipedia

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    brine. To soak a food item in salted water. broasting. A method of cooking chicken and other foods using a pressure fryer and condiments. browning. The process of partially cooking the surface of meat to help remove excessive fat and to give the meat a brown color crust and flavor through various browning reactions.