When to harvest? The harvest is the moment in which the grapes, grown in the vineyard throughout the year, are harvested and taken to the cellar to begin the winemaking process, which with the alcoholic fermentation of the sugars contained in the ripe berries will transform the must into wine. The harvest represents not only
How you do it? Sweet, creamy, inviting: pomegranate jam is a joy for the mouth and the spirit, because it is prepared with genuine ingredients. Together with pomegranate, in fact, it is made with green apples, sugar and lemon juice, for a truly intriguing mix. To prepare the pomegranate jam, the first step is to
Fruit processing machinery! The orange of apricots and melon, the red of strawberries and cherries, watermelon, peaches, medlars and plums; so rich in antioxidant, anti-lipid and moisturizing properties, let’s see why you shouldn’t miss the good daily dose of summer fruit! Fresh, colorful, juicy, the fruit of summer regenerates us from all those nutrients 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
October is coming and the pomegranate season officially begins! The pomegranate is the fruit of the pomegranate. Its name: “pomegranate” derives from the Latin malum (apple) and granatum (with seeds); in fact, this fruit resembles the shape of an apple with many grains of seeds with a sour taste inside. But why is it so
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 the fruit processing machines, you are loaded with vitamins! Fruit is a low calorie food, rich in nutrients and with numerous beneficial properties. It is characterized by the high content of water (80-90%), vitamins, minerals and antioxidant substances. Since childhood we have always been taught that eating it is good, especially in summer, but
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
The best Argentine street food at home with our MEAT MINCERS. Today we fly to Argentina, with a delicious dish but within everyone’s reach … We are talking about EMPANADAS! The empanadas are pasta bundles filled with vegetables and/or meat, typical of Argentina and Chile, the Philippines and Latin America. They have the shape of
