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  2. Curing (food preservation) - Wikipedia

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    Smoking helps seal the outer layer of the food being cured, making it more difficult for bacteria to enter. It can be done in combination with other curing methods such as salting. Common smoking styles include hot smoking, smoke roasting (pit barbecuing) and cold smoking. Smoke roasting and hot smoking cook the meat while cold smoking does not.

  3. Food preservation - Wikipedia

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    Canning involves cooking food, sealing it in sterilized cans or jars, and boiling the containers to kill or weaken any remaining bacteria as a form of sterilization. It was invented by the French confectioner Nicolas Appert. [4] By 1806, this process was used by the French Navy to preserve meat, fruit, vegetables, and even milk.

  4. List of microorganisms used in food and beverage preparation

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    MICROORGANISM TYPE ( Bacterium / Fungus ) FOOD / BEVERAGE Acetobacter aceti: bacterium: chocolate [1]Acetobacter aceti: bacterium: vinegar [2]Acetobacter cerevisiae

  5. Salting (food) - Wikipedia

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    Sea salt being added to raw ham to make prosciutto. 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.

  6. Osmotic dehydration - Wikipedia

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    Osmotic dehydration is an operation used for the partial removal of water from plant tissues by immersion in a hypertonic solution.. Sugar or salt solutions are used to reduce the moisture content of foods before actual drying process.

  7. Does Cooking Your Food Destroy Its Nutrients? Here's What ...

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    The short answer is no. Cooking makes some foods taste better and can be necessary for food safety. It can also make certain nutrients more available to your body. As with anything, the key is to ...

  8. Common Cooking Mistakes and How to Fix Them - AOL

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    Accidents in the world of food can occasionally lead to the discovery of something delicious, but most of the time cooking mistakes lead to undercooked roasts, spreading cookies and inedible eats.

  9. Salted fish - Wikipedia

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    Any living cell in such an environment will become dehydrated through osmosis and die or become temporarily inactivated. The water activity, a w, in a fish is defined as the ratio of the water vapour pressure in the flesh of the fish to the vapour pressure of pure water at the same temperature and pressure. It ranges between 0 and 1, and is a ...