My turn: What food items will you salt?

[ronandannette]

In all the years I have cooked potatoes for mashing I never knew to salt the water they're boiling in. I will try that next time.

If you routinely don’t salt the water you cook vegetables in, you owe it to yourself to try it. Let me know what you think of the difference.

 

[Searc]

Been making mashed potatoes for 35 years. I’ve always put butter and salt/pepper on them even with boiling them in salted water.
I don’t find boiling them in salted water makes them taste salty at all.

They shouldn't taste salty. They should taste salted. There's a difference.

 

[disneychrista]

The more I’m reading this thread the more I am realizing I don’t use as much salt as I thought I did.

 

[CdnCarrie]

The more I’m reading this thread the more I am realizing I don’t use as much salt as I thought I did.

I don't think we do either. I really don't use salt much when we cook. I have never even heard of salting steak.

 

[soccerdad72]

I don't think we do either. I really don't use salt much when we cook. I have never even heard of salting steak.

Before cooking steak? That's a pretty standard thing. A good steak needs little other than salt when cooking it, but it absolutely needs salt.

 

[disneychrista]

I don't think we do either. I really don't use salt much when we cook. I have never even heard of salting steak.

I season my steak before I cook it and my seasoning has salt in it but I have never salted my steak, before or after cooking it.

 

[Searc]

I don't think we do either. I really don't use salt much when we cook. I have never even heard of salting steak.

You've never heard of salting steak before cooking?

 

[ashley0139]

Do those who do not salt their food during cooking use other spices while cooking?

 

[CdnCarrie]

Before cooking steak? That's a pretty standard thing. A good steak needs little other than salt when cooking it, but it absolutely needs salt.

You've never heard of salting steak before cooking?

No. This is the first I've heard of it. We do marinade steak. Maybe that's a similar thing.

 

[disneychrista]

Do those who do not salt their food during cooking use other spices while cooking?

Depends. Meat (beef, chicken, port) is either marinaded or sauced after cooked. Veggies are steamed & eaten plain (except zucchini that gets a small amount garlic salt).

 

[ponyboy]

ALL
OF
THEM

 

[DLgal]

No. This is the first I've heard of it. We do marinade steak. Maybe that's a similar thing.

Marinade is salty, usually. And if you are seasoning your steak and the seasoning contains salt...you are salting your steak.

Next time you cook a steak, use JUST salt. Salt it 30 minutes before cooking, on both sides. You will be amazed at how browned it gets and how savory it tastes. A perfect steak needs no other flavors to mask the taste of the beef. Salt only, maybe finish with a pat of butter that will melt and mix with the juices on your plate to create the best sauce ever.

 

[luvsJack]

Other than bacon, I can’t think of a meat that doesn’t need salt from somewhere. Either just salt or from a marinade or a seasoning mix of some sort.

 

[disneychrista]

Marinade is salty, usually. And if you are seasoning your steak and the seasoning contains salt...you are salting your steak.
Next time you cook a steak, use JUST salt. Salt it 30 minutes before cooking, on both sides. You will be amazed at how browned it gets and how savory it tastes. A perfect steak needs no other flavors to mask the taste of the beef. Salt only, maybe finish with a pat of butter that will melt and mix with the juices on your plate to create the best sauce ever.

How much salt are we talking?

The butter on steak is another thing I've heard of but never actually done.

 

[luvsJack]

How much salt are we talking?

The butter on steak is another thing I've heard of but never actually done.

I salt steak pretty liberally on both sides. And I tend to rub it into the meat. No clue if this is the “right” way but it works for me. I don’t measure it so hard to say exactly. I have used the butter which is good, as is blue cheese if you like blue cheese. Just a little.

 

[DLgal]

How much salt are we talking?

The butter on steak is another thing I've heard of but never actually done.

Enough so that the salt is evenly distributed on both sides. Sprinkle it from up high to disburse it. The best analogy I can give is, it should be like a "light dusting" of snow. You should see the salt, but also still see the meat. I would say for an 8oz filet, I use about one teaspoon.

 

[DLgal]

Other than bacon, I can’t think of a meat that doesn’t need salt from somewhere. Either just salt or from a marinade or a seasoning mix of some sort.

Well, bacon wouldn't be bacon without a LOT of salt. Same for ham. Pork belly that isn't cured tastes nothing like bacon.

 

[luvsJack]

Well, bacon wouldn't be bacon without a LOT of salt. Same for ham. Pork belly that isn't cured tastes nothing like bacon.

Oh I know. My in laws used to cure their own pork. Lots of salt lol. Which reminds me, ham doesn’t need salting either.

 

[ronandannette]

Marinade is salty, usually. And if you are seasoning your steak and the seasoning contains salt...you are salting your steak.

Next time you cook a steak, use JUST salt. Salt it 30 minutes before cooking, on both sides. You will be amazed at how browned it gets and how savory it tastes. A perfect steak needs no other flavors to mask the taste of the beef. Salt only, maybe finish with a pat of butter that will melt and mix with the juices on your plate to create the best sauce ever.

I totally agree this is the only way to cook the cuts we normally eat, but in fairness, some cuts do need marinating or braising to make them decent.

How much salt are we talking?

The butter on steak is another thing I've heard of but never actually done.

Oh, you simply must!

 

[disneychrista]

Oh, you simply must!

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.