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January 29, 2019

How to use a Stove Top Espresso Maker

Stove top espresso makers, also commonly known as “moka pots” originated in Italy in the 1930’s as a way to bring great espresso into the home. Before the rise of moka pots and espresso makers, espresso was only consumed in public at cafes and coffee bars - and while percolator-style coffee makers were available for domestic use, the coffee produced was thinner and much less flavourful than espresso.
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January 29, 2019

Best Tomatoes for Sauce

A sauce can only be as good as its core ingredients - and the type and quality of the tomatoes you use can be the difference between a good sauce and a heavenly, rich sauce just like nonna’s. Here at Consiglio’s we live and breath tomatoes, and this week we cover the best to use for your sauce-making and canning!
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January 29, 2019

Health Benefits of Making Your Own Tomato Sauce

Here at Consiglio's nothing gets us more excited than tomato season and tomato sauce! Not only are they tasty and a staple of Italian cuisine, it turns out tomatoes are incredibly healthy, and there are a ton of health benefits from making your own sauce.

This week, we look at the health benefits of tomatoes and tomato sauce, and why it’s best (and healthiest) to make your own.

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January 25, 2019

Giannini Italian Manufactured Kitchenware Products

Founded in Brescia, Italy in 1951 by Carlo Giannini the Giannini company and their steel warehouses was born from the vision of perfectly balancing functionality, innovation and sleek linear aesthetics.
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January 25, 2019

How to Assemble Fabio Leonardi Tomato Milling Attachments

In the past we've covered tomato milling buying guides, Fabio Leonardi maintenance tips, tomato milling machine reviews, recipes and more. This week we'll address one of the most common questions we get this time of year about the Fabio Leonardi tomato machines - how you put them together!
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January 25, 2019

Canning and Preserving Equipment and Essentials

With tomato season rapidly approaching, we here at Consiglio’s have been getting increasingly more excited about canning and preserving. Whether you’re new to canning, interested in starting to grind your own meat, or are a pro at preserving your own food, there’ll be a couple tools that will help make your work a little faster and easier. To help get you there, we’ve compiled our list of Canning and Preserving Equipment and Essentials.
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