Who doesn’t love an aperitif? Especially on hot summer evenings when there is light until late and you can drink and eat in the company of friends and relatives … today, together with Grifo Marchetti we will discover a bit of history and curiosity about this ritual. The habit of consuming alcoholic beverages and appetizers
A good pesto in summer is always welcome on the table of all Italians. It can be used in many different ways: to season a pasta dish, for bruschetta, or with focaccia, in short, it is perfect for the summer because: easy, fast, fresh and versatile! One of the secrets to making a good pesto
This recipe has the particularity of being super versatile and tasty! To prepare it you will need: • 200 grams of beef. • 200 grams of pork. • Two tablespoons of parmesan cheese. • Two tablespoons of breadcrumbs. • Two eggs. • Two tablespoons of tomato paste. • 700 ml of tomato puree. • An
Discover the story! The art of charcuterie was born in antiquity, ever since the very name “salami” means salted meat. It was not just about pork, but it was a practice that could be applied to all types of meat, even fish. But when is the right time to make a salami? If you go
Where is it? In Bologna! From 19 to 23 October, halls 33 and 35 of Bologna Fiere will host the EIMA Green fair, for the first time in attendance after the pandemic. Grifo will be present in hall 35, stand D / 11! You will find us at the stand with all the news of
How you do it? Apples… October is the month of the harvest of this extraordinary fruit, and there are so many festivals dedicated to them: not only in Trentino-Alto Adige, but also in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and in Lombardy, where there are valleys kissed by nature where apples they grow luxuriantly. It is no coincidence that
Full of benefits! Of Asian origin, precisely in the area between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, the cherry spread in Egypt since the seventh century BC, then in Greece and subsequently in Italy; around the 2nd century BC But how did it come to our country? Plutarch, Pliny the Elder and Columella attribute
Create your tomato puree! The tomato does not require particular types of soil for its cultivation. Sowing can take place in the seedbed, a sheltered container with cover or in an open field. At the birth of the seedlings, the most solid and robust are selected and will be transplanted, while the fragile ones are
With Grifo’s filters! Filtering wine: what a controversial issue … Yet, the Etruscans, Greeks and ancient Romans filtered it in order to drink it clear, as the nectar of the gods must have been. But what’s the point of actually using filters today? Among the winemaking practices, that of filtering is used in the oenological
Grifo’s meat mincers: faithful recipe mates! How are meatballs made? It was the mid-fifteenth century when Mastro Martino da Como explained it. The recipe was simple and did not include minced meat, but veal slices filled with a spicy filling, folded back on themselves and roasted on a spit. A hundred years later, the recipe
With Grifo’s tomato machines, you can enjoy the intense flavor of the tomato! Tomato, for its goodness and beneficial properties, has climbed the rankings of the best vegetables. It is appreciated for its malleability in the kitchen; especially for preparing tasty sauces. But it has many other ways of use… One of the ways of use, in addition to using it in meals, is to drink it. It is not so common in Italian homes, but drinking tomato juice already in the morning provides several benefits. Let’s see what they are. First of all, this vegetable is rich in vitamin C (almost 75% of the daily requirement), but also vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin B1, B3, B6, B9; and again, potassium, magnesium, manganese and copper. Not only that, this vegetable is a great ally of the heart. It helps reduce the risks of diseases such as hypertension and high cholesterol, but also avoids the accumulation of fat in the arteries. According to studies, drinking at least one glass of this juice a day is also a method of fighting constipation. In short, the tomato is rich in beneficial properties and Grifo knows it, for this reason he created a machine designed specifically for
With the vacuum machines you preserve all the food you prefer! In the world today, almost 1/3 of food resources are thrown away, generating a huge waste. According to estimates by the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization), in fact, wasted food resources correspond to about 1.3 billion tons per year. Of these, 22% end up in the dustbin while the rest is lost along the food chain. But what are the causes? Why do we waste so much food? The first cause is agriculture. Due to some limitations in the conservation and transport of foodstuffs, but also due to climatic situations and production surplus. In addition, there are the scraps that occur during the food transformation processes, to respect the technical limits. But not only agriculture, one of the main causes of food waste is the end consumer: either you buy too much food, or you don’t know how to best preserve it. This is why Grifo has a product that limits food waste … We are talking about vacuum machines! The vacuum machine is a really useful tool
