My turn: What food items will you salt?

[ronandannette]

I will keep that in mind for the next time I make steak.


Now that I think about it I haven't had butter in nearly 3 months. Not since I got my cholesterol results.

I've cut way back on it for the same reasons but really, there are some instances when only butter will do.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

French fries, hard boiled eggs and granny smith apples

 

[YoYoAurora]

Eggs, but I taste them first. And I'll usually sneak a little salt on my melon slices if there's no ranch or blue cheese dressing.

I'll salt meats before cooking them, and use in baking per the recipe, but that's about it. I didn't grow up in a house where we used a lot of salt in food, so most prepared foods are more than salty enough for me. If I'm making a recipe for the first time, and it's not baking, but most of the time I leave it out the next time or I use less until I find that no one in the family notices that there's no salt added.

But eggs are my downfall. They have to have salt on them.

Pepper and other spices are a different story. I sprinkle pepper on almost everything.

 

[AppleDumpling]

Mostly potatoes and green vegetables.

 

[Searc]

For people who say they salt their eggs after they're cooked, do you not put salt in the eggs before they're cooked?

ETA: Not referring to hard boiled eggs, obviously.

 

[disneychrista]

For people who say they salt their eggs after they're cooked, do you not put salt in the eggs before they're cooked?

ETA: Not referring to hard boiled eggs, obviously.

I’ve NEVER heard of adding salt to eggs before they are cooked. How does that even work for fried eggs? Just sprinkle it on top ?


I’ve mostly, always been a salt after cooking for the things I do add salt too.

 

[Searc]

I’ve NEVER heard of adding salt to eggs before they are cooked. How does that even work for fried eggs? Just sprinkle it on top ?

I must be a much more advanced cook than I thought. Yes, you sprinkle it on top of fried eggs after you put it in the pan, or you add a small pinch to the bowl before you scramble them while raw.

Salting your food during prep is very basic Cooking 101.

 

[disneychrista]

Salting your food during prep is very basic Cooking 101.

Never took that class.

 

[luvsJack]

I’ve NEVER heard of adding salt to eggs before they are cooked. How does that even work for fried eggs? Just sprinkle it on top ?


I’ve mostly, always been a salt after cooking for the things I do add salt too.

I didn't salt fried eggs before they were cooked for a long time. I started sprinkling some on the yolk right after putting it in the pan and adding a little pepper too. Its stopped me from salting after, so I think I am actually using less salt.

Which is another point about using salt when cooking. Pasta and potatoes are salted in the boiling water at my house. I have eaten where the cook did not salt the water and it is almost impossible to get the potatoes salted enough after they are cooked. Vegetables are the same way.

 

[ronandannette]

I must be a much more advanced cook than I thought. Yes, you sprinkle it on top of fried eggs after you put it in the pan, or you add a small pinch to the bowl before you scramble them while raw.

Salting your food during prep is very basic Cooking 101.

Of course! I didn't know anybody did it differently. It seems unthinkable not to salt/season scrambled eggs before cooking. Salt and pepper of course and in recent years I've taken to adding a little dried thyme or a shake of nutmeg, depending on what the intended dish is. Both of these are egg-cellent flavor pairings!!

As to the bolded, I would never have guessed there were so many people who don't salt/season when cooking. Not trying to be condescending to anyone but it does just seem so basic. Whenever I've eaten food not salted/seasoned during preparation, I've always just assumed the cook was kind of "underskilled" for lack of a better term. It appears there are lots of people doing this purposely and lots that feel it's somehow necessary or desirable to arbitrarily limit salt (not talking about people who have received specific medical instructions).

I didn't salt fried eggs before they were cooked for a long time. I started sprinkling some on the yolk right after putting it in the pan and adding a little pepper too. Its stopped me from salting after, so I think I am actually using less salt.

Which is another point about using salt when cooking. Pasta and potatoes are salted in the boiling water at my house. I have eaten where the cook did not salt the water and it is almost impossible to get the potatoes salted enough after they are cooked. Vegetables are the same way.

Right?!?

 

[disneychrista]

Which is another point about using salt when cooking. Pasta and potatoes are salted in the boiling water at my house.

Vegetables are the same way.

I do salt water for both pasta & potatoes, usually with garlic salt these days.
For veggies I don’t boil them. They are steamed. I don’t add salt or seasoning to most veggies. In fact it seems odd to me to do so.

I’ll be the first to admit to being a very basic cook. I make the same basic things with minor variations.

 

[DLgal]

I will keep that in mind for the next time I make steak.


Now that I think about it I haven't had butter in nearly 3 months. Not since I got my cholesterol results.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the steak has WAY more cholesterol than a pat of butter. If you're going to eat the steak, the butter is a drop in the bucket.

 

[Searc]

I do salt water for both pasta & potatoes, usually with garlic salt these days.
For veggies I don’t boil them. They are steamed. I don’t add salt or seasoning to most veggies. In fact it seems odd to me to do so.

I’ll be the first to admit to being a very basic cook. I make the same basic things with minor variations.

You don't put any seasoning on steamed veggies? Blech, no wonder people claim not to like veggies. They aren't preparing them correctly.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I don't put salt on fried eggs when cooking. I put them on afterwards at the table.

 

[Moliphino]

You don't put any seasoning on steamed veggies? Blech, no wonder people claim not to like veggies. They aren't preparing them correctly.

I usually use steam in bag, so you can't really season them before cooking. We add salt and/or pepper at the table.

I don't put salt on fried eggs when cooking. I put them on afterwards at the table.

Me, too. Plus I need to salt the runny egg yolks after I pop them open. I do season scrambled eggs and omelets before cooking (salt, pepper, chipotle hot sauce). I still usually add more salt after cooking, too.

 

[luvsJack]

I do salt water for both pasta & potatoes, usually with garlic salt these days.
For veggies I don’t boil them. They are steamed. I don’t add salt or seasoning to most veggies. In fact it seems odd to me to do so.

I’ll be the first to admit to being a very basic cook. I make the same basic things with minor variations.

It depends on the veggies for me. We eat a lot of starchy vegetables like field peas, butter beans, lima beans, etc. They are boiled with salt pork or bacon (either of which gives off some salt to the vegetable) or salt and butter. Those aren't the most "healthy" vegetables. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots, etc., I steam from fresh and add a little salt and lemon or butter. If I roast vegetables (which are my favorite), I add olive oil and either some kind of seasoning like ranch or Italian or just salt. I guess I am the opposite, I can't imagine not seasoning veggies.

A lot of it has to do with regions too. In the south, we season EVERYTHING. LOL.

 

[disneychrista]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the steak has WAY more cholesterol than a pat of butter. If you're going to eat the steak, the butter is a drop in the bucket.

It is not the cholesterol that gets you it is the saturated fat. And I haven't had steak either since my diagnosis.

 

[disneychrista]

You don't put any seasoning on steamed veggies? Blech, no wonder people claim not to like veggies. They aren't preparing them correctly.

Nope and they taste like veggies.

 

[DLgal]

It is not the cholesterol that gets you it is the saturated fat. And I haven't had steak either since my diagnosis.

You're right about the saturated fat. But I was under the impression that you still eat steak since you mentioned "next time" you cook it...

 

[DLgal]

Nope and they taste like veggies.

But plain veggies are gross.