Freeze-Drying & Fruit Snacks
Using Dried Pineapple in Sweet and Savoury Dishes
Bromelain and the effect of drying, concentrated sweetness, desserts, savoury dishes, the pizza question, sauces, quantity and storage.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Building a Better Hot Dog: Bread, Sauce and Toppings
Cooking the sausage, the structure of the roll and warming it, controlling sogginess, sauce layers, toppings, the order of assembly, portions and takeaway.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
Dark Mousse Slices: For Intense Chocolate
The structure of mousse, choosing the cocoa percentage, layers, cutting, serving temperature, accompaniments, storage and the advantage of the slice format.
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- Turkish Desserts & Baklava
First-Grade Walnut Baklava: Where the Difference Lies
The fat profile of walnut, the risk of rancidity, kernel quality, the size of the chop, differences from pistachio, syrup, filo balance and storage.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Party Platter Ideas With Cocktail Sausages
The properties of the product, reheating methods, six presentation ideas, sauces, counting, plating, keeping warm and tables with children.
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- Frozen Bakery & Patisserie
White Chocolate Profiteroles: A Lighter Alternative
The structure of white chocolate, making the sauce, choux and filling balance, controlling sweetness, adding acid, presentation, storage and serving.
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- Dairy, Cheese & Butter
Cheddar Sticks Versus Mozzarella Sticks
The structure of the two cheeses, how they melt, the coating system, temperature and time, leaking, sauce pairings, service and frozen product.
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- Gluten-Free Eating
Reheating Gluten-Free Poğaça Without Drying It Out
How gluten-free dough holds water, the speed of retrogradation, reheating with added moisture, oven versus microwave, steam, timing and reheating from frozen.
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- Food Safety & Cold Chain
What Temperature Should a Freezer Be? A Setting Guide
What minus eighteen means, water activity, temperature fluctuation, measurement, layout, how full to keep it, defrosting and signs of failure.
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