just wondering what other people do with their salt usage
Hi Abers
i season all of my cooking to taste but don't add salt if i'm boiling vegetables.
we have salt and pepper on the table but i tend to use just the pepper and the other JD's may or may not use it. we use a lot of herbs too.
i'm wondering if you add salt to your cooking, miss it out altogether or each person adds accordingly.
i avoid ready meals as much as i can since i find them quite salty but i'm more wondering about your general use
The problem with that, Islay, is that no-one who eats the food has an option as to how much they ingest. I was also taught to cook with salt, but changed over 30 years ago. My late mother-in-law used to make appallingly salty pastry - quite spoiled her pies.
thanks for your quick replies - it's interesting to see what people do.
pixie - do you not add salt at all to your cooking? do you not find it under seasoned?
viv - i like your answer lol
I put salt in potatoes, if I am going to mash them. I also use salt when cooking pasta and rice. Nothing else gets salted, apart from chips and fried eggs.
None at all, Anna. I use other herbs, etc. But was always taught salt is the most unhealthy thing to add and nearly everyone has too much. It just depends what you're used to, I think.
I had some visitors recently who asked for pepper and salt and sprinkled both liberally on their food before they had even tasted it. One of them even put salt on a salad!
But Islay, the people who eat your food have no choice about how much salt they eat.....When I cook just for myself, i salt as I go but if I am cooking for more than me then I reduce the salt way down or leave it out all together so people have more choice.
i'd never use salt on a salad but would use coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper on fresh sliced tomatoes.
i also cant understand it when people put salt & pepper on their food before they've even tasted it
i like to use unsalted butter when making pancakes but otherwise i use salted.
my OH eats saltier food then i do but over the years he got used to the lesser amount that i put in food.
many years ago my dad use to slice up a granny smith apple and sprinkle salt on it (and sometimes chilli powder) which i quite liked but not done that or fancy it now.