Category "salt"

How to ensure that the salt is very homogenized in a given food?

Maybe this is a question/doubt dumb enough. I've been doing a mashed cassava and put salt only at the end, when all the ingredients were homogenized. Consequen

If salt loses its flavor, how can you season it?

I have a shaker of salt on my table, and (fingers crossed) it still tastes salty. But I'm concerned that someday it will lose its saltiness and then I wouldn't

Salting Pork Chops

I have this idea of how I want to make pork chops. I don't know if it is a good idea so I'm asking about it here. I want to take about two kg of pork chops, sa

How much salt do I use to ferment 1 quart of cabbage? [duplicate]

How much salt do I add to ferment 1 quart of cabbage?

How can I reduce the salt in oversalted potatoes?

Let's just say I was experimenting, and now I have a pan full of diced carrots and potatoes that have been boiled and way, way over-brined. They taste like... s

Why is Himalayan Salt Pink?

I have heard it is from an ancient ocean floor's deposits that have since been uplifted by the Himalayan orogeny, but what in that ocean water made the salt pin

Kosher veal steak more salty than kosher beef steak - is it expected and why?

When I make veal vs. beef steak from kosher meat, it consistently seems to me that the veal is significantly more salty. The steak isn't salted by me at all (a

Over salted kimchi

I made sprouted soybean kimchi but it turns out I used too much salt. Is there a way to compensate for that now or is it too late to save the taste ?

Low sodium French Bread or Baguette

Is it possible to make low sodium French Bread or Baguettes? My husband is on a low sodium diet and will only eat French Bread. I know there is a relationship

Using I Can't Believe It's Not Butter and salt in a recipe that calls for unsalted butter

There's a cookie recipe I'm going to make that calls for 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and 1/2 teaspoon salt. We use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter as a subs

What salt should I use in a bread machine recipe?

I've got a big book of bread machine recipes that does a really good job breaking down what ingredients perform what actions in the whole baking process and how

How to separate salt from chocolate?

For the cake we needed melted chocolate with some extra sugar. However, instead of sugar we have added salt. Is there a viable way to separate the salt? The

Influence of salt on gluten

How does salt influence gluten development in sourdough bread dough? Does it inhibit or enhance it?

How much salt should be used in dishes for the best flavor?

Is there a way to determine how much salt per quantity of food is required? For example if I use 1kg of ingredients then I need at most one tbsp of salt. Any s

Rust in salt, is it safe?

I bought a small tin of Jacobsen Sea Salt which is all the rage in Portland, Oregon. I left it in my back pack for a few weeks and when I took it out and opened

Pickled/preserved lemons/limes - grams of salt per kilogram of fruit? [duplicate]

[I think this question here was originally too unclear.because I was still researching and figuring out exactly what I wanted to ask when I po

Do Morrocan-stye pickled lemons really need 5 to 10% salt?

I want to make Morrocan-stye pickled lemons, but I was only able to find one site with an explicit ratio, and it says: In On Food and Cooking, Harold McGee sug

Brining vs Salting - what's going on?

The issue of whether or not to salt a steak in advance is ancient, but I think it's fair to say that there is at least some consensus that salting meat is assoc

How much Salt to Boil Chicken Breast

Well you heard right how much salt,! I am a complete noob when it comes to cooking and I have never cooked before. I need to regain my muscle so i desire some b

Iodized or sea salt

In cooking, should I chose iodized or sea salt? I have no particular health or thyroid concerns, but I'm not particularly sure on what the difference of the fla