Do you double the salt?

[Tinijocaro]

When doubling a recipe, do you also double the salt? My mother always said to never double the salt, especially when baking. soups and other dinners, she wouldn't automatically double, just go by taste.

What do you do?

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I go buy taste with meals.

As far as baking desserts I would probably double it. Salt brings out the sweetness in a recipe.

 

[ChristmasElf]

If you are doubling the recipe, you double every ingredient including the salt.
Salt will help cut the sweetness. It also acts as a preservative in your product.

 

[Pooh67_68]

I don't double.

 

[Tinijocaro]

I googled it and have found several places that say do not double the salt, especially when baking. Personal preference I suppose.

 

[Piecey]

I double everything

 

[happygirl]

I don' put salt on anything ever

 

[Dedejf]

I don't double the salt and usually either skip it altogether or decrease the amount called for depending on what I'm making.

 

[Nancy]

I actually cut the salt when baking or cooking from a recipe. I was always told to use unsalted butter in baking and then add the salt in the recipe. Not sure if that is right but because of that I just use salted butter and cut the salt in the recipe in half. Seems to work ok so I keep doing it.

 

[chrisw127]

It's probably best to be as precise as possible when baking. I know I've used salted butter when it called for unsalted and it was too salty.