How to Use pasteurize in a Sentence

pasteurize

verb
Definition of pasteurizenext
Synonyms for pasteurizenext
  • This pasteurizes the raw eggs, and can be skipped in an eggless recipe.
    — Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2017
  • The farm pasteurizes the milk and turns some of it into yogurt on the middle floor of the pontoon.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2019
  • The farm pasteurizes the milk and turns some of it into yoghurt on the middle floor of the pontoon.
    — Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2019
  • Avoid the canned kind; it is pasteurized to have a longer shelf life and doesn't have as much flavor or aroma as the fresh stuff.
    — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
  • But for foods that are cooked, shelf-stable or pasteurized, the date is usually not the day the food goes bad.
    — Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Even though this was the home of Pasteur, pasteurized milk was unavailable there at the time.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Next, the mash is pressed, filtered and sometimes pasteurized.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 16 Jan. 2020
  • The thinking is that when milk is cooked, or pasteurized, many of the flavor-rich enzymes are destroyed.
    — Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
  • On top of that, any milk sold via interstate commerce in the U.S. is required to be pasteurized.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
  • In terms of food safety, 145 degrees is fine when using sous vide because the long, steady heat pasteurizes the meat.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2019
  • The milk is pasteurized and homogenized five days a week.
    — Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Milk purchased in stores is required to be pasteurized and is safe to drink, officials said.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Also, milk is pasteurized, so if an infected cow’s milk were to get into the system, the virus would be killed.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Drought’s 12-ounce bottle requires three-to-five pounds of fresh fruit to produce, for instance, and the drinks are made in small batches that aren’t heat pasteurized.
    — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 21 May 2018
  • While pasteurized milk might be safe to drink, the same isn’t necessarily true for raw milk.
    — Ed Cara / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 May 2024
  • Caporicci runs one of a few Bay Area ice cream shops licensed to pasteurize ice cream base in-house.
    — Ali Bouzari, SFChronicle.com, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Raw milk is milk from cows or other animals that has not been pasteurized.
    — Carma Hassan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Raw milk from cows, sheep, goats and other animals has not been pasteurized.
    — Kathy R. Byrnes, Cincinnati.com, 8 June 2017
  • Bovine colostrum is pasteurized and dried into pills or powders that are mixed into a liquid.
    — Rebecca Jaspan, Mph, Rd, Health, 26 Oct. 2023
  • First, the milk is pasteurized to kill unwanted microbes.
    — Jordan C. Axelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2017
  • For context refer to this flow chart: Milk comes from cows → cream comes from milk → cream gets pasteurized → this cream is churned into butter.
    — Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post, 21 June 2019
  • Longer-aged cheeses (which will be firmer in texture, potentially even hard, dry, or grainy) may or may not be pasteurized.
    — Liz Thorpe, Bon Appetit, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Cheddar, Manchego, and blue cheeses are readily available in both raw and pasteurized form.
    — Liz Thorpe, Bon Appetit, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Some pasteurize fluid milk, while others take raw milk and turn it into cheese, butter or ice cream.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 15 Apr. 2020
  • Always check the labels to ensure you are getting pasteurized eggnog.
    — Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Most sakes are filtered and pasteurized, but other styles exist, too.
    — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Health officials maintain — and experts agree — that pasteurized milk is safe to drink.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • The bacteria-killing process starts working right away, but won’t completely pasteurize for a couple weeks, three to be safe.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2021
  • In any case, said Payne, there’s enough concern out there right now that should give people pause about consuming dairy products that have not been pasteurized.
    — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
  • According to the federal Food and Drug Administration, the answer is yes, as long as the milk is pasteurized.
    — Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2024

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