Wine Words: Sediment
Many wine drinkers have come across little solid particles in their wine at some time. Is the wine flawed? And are they harmful? What are they? No, the wine is not flawed and they are not harmful. Sediments are natural deposits thrown by the wine over time in the bottle.Solid particles in your wine glass or bottle are known as sediment. However, most wines that are destined for early drinking do not throw sediment.
Jun 11, 2012
Smart Tip: Don’t Grill a Cold Steak
Looking to grill the perfect steak? Here’s a quick tip to help get you there: take your meat out of the refrigerator well before you cook it.Taking the chill off a cut of meat — also called tempering — allows it to cook more evenly on the grill, so that the inside is the proper doneness by the time the outside is nicely charred. The LA Times Test Kitchen recommends letting meat sit in a cool, protected spot indoors for about 20 minutes for thin cuts, longer for thicker cuts.
Jun 11, 2012