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Macerating refers to softening or breaking into pieces with liquid.

It can refer to a form of food preparation. Raw, dried or preserved fruit or vegetables are soaked in liquid to soften and to absorb the flavor of the liquid.[1] In the case of fruit, they are often just sprinkled with sugar, then left to sit and release their own juices. This process makes the food more flavorful and easier to chew and digest.

Macerating is often confused with "marination", also known as marinating, which is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

A related use is in "Macerating toilets" which use a grinding or blender mechanism to reduce human waste to a slurry, which can then be moved by pumping. This is useful when, for example, water pressure is low or one wishes to install a toilet below the sewer drain pipe.

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+'''Macerating''' refers to softening or breaking into pieces with liquid.
-'''Macerating''' is a form of [[food]] preparation. Raw, dried or preserved [[fruit]] or [[vegetables]] are soaked in [[liquid]] to soften and to absorb the flavor of the liquid.[http://thefoody.com/glossary/glossarym.html]  In the case of fruit, they are often just sprinkled with [[sugar]], then left to sit and release their own [[juice]]s. This process makes the food more flavorful and easier to chew and digest.
+It can refer to a form of [[food]] preparation. Raw, dried or preserved [[fruit]] or [[vegetables]] are soaked in [[liquid]] to soften and to absorb the flavor of the liquid.[http://thefoody.com/glossary/glossarym.html]  In the case of fruit, they are often just sprinkled with [[sugar]], then left to sit and release their own [[juice]]s. This process makes the food more flavorful and easier to chew and digest.
-Macerating is often confused with "[[marination]]", also known as marinating, which is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
+Macerating is often confused with "[[marination]]", also known as marinating, which is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
-[[Category:Cooking techniques]]
+A related use is in "Macerating toilets" which use a grinding or blender mechanism to reduce human waste to a slurry, which can then be moved by pumping. This is useful when, for example, water pressure is low or one wishes to install a toilet below the sewer drain pipe.
+[[Category:Cooking techniques|Toilets]]
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