753: An Homage to the Refrigerator
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
How Refrigerating Changed the World
When you can refrigerate, whether it's with a refrigerator or at some point in the production of a particular good, before it reaches your kitchen, new things become possible. Lager Beer comes with German immigrants in the late 19th century, and it used to be made only in winter because you needed cold weather for brewing. But first, when you can cut giant ice blocks, brewers could now make Lager Beer all year round.
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