How to Icebox

What You Need to Know

An icebox is a compact, non-mechanical refrigerator which was a common early-twentieth-century kitchen appliance before the development of safely powered refrigeration devices. They were insulated cabinets, to which large chunks of ice would need to be added every several days to maintain refrigeration.

Steps

1. 1.

   Jellied consommé (French haute cuisine): Clarification through cold stabilization

2. 2.

   Gravlax (Scandinavian): Controlled curing at low temperatures

3. 3.

   Century eggs (Chinese): Slow alkaline fermentation

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