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The term "macerate" means "to soften a material by soaking it in a liquid." Maceration is a process that has many applications in food preparation. However, the term has a few other applications unrelated to food. Maceration is a deceptively simple but incredibly versatile process that factors into several important functions of society.
Drumsticks are the lower portion of the chicken leg, often sold separately after being disconnected from the thigh. Drumsticks are ideal for grilling because you can sear the skin to seal in internal juices, and they are fun and easy to eat at picnics and outdoor barbecues. The next time you grill drumsticks, consider a few tips that will help them turn out perfectly.
Few things are more relaxing than spending time with friends on a hot and sunny day sharing barbecued foods. Smoking is a slow-cooking method that adds a rich, smoky flavor to your meats by cooking them away from direct heat, allowing them to sit among the smoke and soak up its flavors. Smoked drum sticks take less time to cook than other parts of the chicken, making them an excellent appetizer to come out early in the barbecue while the larger sections continue to cook.
When cooking pasta it's important to remember to serve pasta with complimentary sauces. The National Pasta Association suggests thin pastas be served with thin sauces, thicker pastas with heavier sauces and pasta shapes with holes or ridges with chunky sauces. Consider the Association's advice when putting cooked pasta in a chicken bouillon based sauce. But when boiling pasta in chicken bouillon, pasta size does not matter. The pasta will absorb the chicken flavor.
Macerating is a procedure using in cooking to break food down using liquid. The raw or dried food absorbs the liquid, making it easier to chew and much more flavorful.
There are different types of drumsticks and more than one way to fry drumsticks. It does not matter if it's a chicken leg or a turkey leg, poultry must be cooked completely down to the bone for health reasons. Ingesting under-cooked poultry can result in salmonella poisoning causing a person to become very ill; severely enough at times to require medical attention and even hospitalization may be necessary.
