What Drinks Must Be Pasteurized?

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Pasteurization has become popular in recent years. It is heating food and beverages to kill pathogens and extend shelf life. Pasteurization lengthens the shelf life of foods and drinks by slowing the growth of microbes but not entirely killing them.  Pasteurizing perishable beverages such as beer, fruit and vegetable juices, wine, and … Read more

Chocolate Cabernet Barbecue Sauce

  The arrival of Memorial Day ushers in the official start of grilling season and I’m stoked. I get plenty of Texas barbecue here in Austin all year round, but it’s not the same as a nice charred steak from the grill. It’s important to make the distinction. Barbecue is cooking “low and … Read more