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Old 06-01-2014, 01:31 AM
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Shanna and I bought a meat grinder, mostly for me to make jerky, but grinding your own is so much better. Same making your own pasta noodles. Hard to explain, maybe it's pride but tastes better imo
Meat oxidizes on its surface. More surface, more oxidation. The iron molecule changes from ferrous to ferric. That's why it turns brown, but even before you can see it, the change is happening and the flavor is changing.

Fresh pasta is so utterly different from dried. There's no way to achieve the same tenderness with dried. I think it's particularly noticeable when you're eating large surfaces of pasta as in lasagna or manicotti.

In short, it's not just pride; you're really making better food.