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Telling Frankfurter, Hotdog and Bratwurst Apart
How grind fineness decides things, degree of emulsion, cooking history, casing, spice profile, cooking method and menu positions.
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Product knowledge, storage guidance, industry data and practical kitchen guides for professional kitchens, retail shelves and out-of-home consumption.
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- Guides for Businesses
A Sausage Selection Guide for Street Food Businesses
Sausage types compared operationally, meat content and cost, diameter and cooking speed, matching bread, equipment, stock and cost per portion.
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- Healthy Eating & Protein
Lean Chicken Frankfurter: A Lighter Take on the Sausage
The fat level of a lean chicken frankfurter, the technical consequences of cutting fat, fillers, protein, cooking, portions and a comparison with the classic.
6 min read
- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Smoked Hotdog Sausage: The Long Form and the Bread
The dimensions of a smoked hotdog sausage, matching the bread, emulsion structure, smoking, cooking methods, sauce balance, nutrition and storage.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Frankfurter Special: What Sets It Apart?
What the word special means, the meat content, casing and diameter, spices, length, uses, price and reading labels.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Frankfurter: The Properties of a Classic Hot Dog Sausage
The history, the chemistry of the emulsion, the casing, spices, length standards, cooking, nutrition and storage.
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- Healthy Eating & Protein
How to Cook a Sausage: Poaching, Grilling and Frying
Comparing three methods, how much fat leaves, the calorie difference, texture, splitting, acrylamide and how to choose.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Smoked Frankfurter: What Smoke Does to a Sausage
How smoking works in a sausage, the effect of the casing, cold against hot smoke, wood, cooking, uses and storage.
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- Smoked Meats & Delicatessen
Italian Beef Sausage: Spiced and Coarsely Ground
What coarse grinding does to texture, fennel and the spice profile, beef, cooking methods, pasta and pizza uses, storage and portions.
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