Description
Wet-milling: a MECHANICAL culinary technique.
Technical
Wet-milling is a process in which feed material is steeped in water, with or without sulfur dioxide, to soften the seed kernel in order to help separate the kernel's various components. For example, wet-milling plants can separate a 56-pound bushel of corn into more than 31 pounds of cornstarch, 15 pounds of corn gluten meal for use in animal feed, and nearly 2 pounds of corn oil.
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
Wine Analogy
Similar to the process of maceration in winemaking where soaking extracts flavors and compounds
Coffee Analogy
Analogous to wet processing of coffee cherries where water helps separate mucilage from beans
Perfume Analogy
Like enfleurage where fats absorb aromatic compounds through prolonged contact