Salt

[rich p]

Whenever I watch cookery programmes, the chefs always put way more salt into dishes than ever do. In fact it has taken me a long time to out any in at all in many cases.
Am I/Have I been missing out on an essential flavour enhancer?
I made some beetroot mash recently, for the firat time, which was sensational (no, really) once I'd 'seasoned' it á la celeb-chef.
Salt in food gets a bad press generally so waddya fink?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The biggest salter is Gary Rodes, or Salty Rhodes as we call him. FWIW I chuck loads in.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

I originally started baking my own bread, due to the amount in shop bought loaves. I still put a little in a loaf. I don't put salt in anything else I cook and now many meals out or bought food taste very salty to me. You can do without it.

 

[Hill Wimp]

I think the no salt advice we have been fed for the last dozen or so years will probably turn out to be another" no more than one egg a week " load of oblox that is only just being admitted.

Everything in moderation and yes it's a great enhancer whilst cooking.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Salt is essential in the diet. Too much raises blood pressure too high. Too little and blood pressure drops to the point of blackouts. So - as in all things moderation is the key.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Because of kidney disease and resulting high blood pressure I was advised to lower my salt intake. I did but my last blood test showed I now had abnormally low sodium levels in my blood. So I was advised to take more salt. I reckon it's ''a little bit of what you fancy does you good.'' Anyhow, I've upped the salt in my porridge and it does taste better. Of course, chips demand salt and always will do. You can rationalise this by saying that it absorbs some of the fat, thereby keeping the chips crisper. But what you really mean is that they taste better.

 

[stephec]

Salt is essential in the diet. Too much raises blood pressure too high. Too little and blood pressure drops to the point of blackouts. So - as in all things moderation is the key.

I might take that advice with a pinch of salt.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

I might take that advice with a pinch of salt.

Over your left shoulder only

 

[rich p]

Of course, chips demand salt and always will do

Indubitably

 

[stephec]

Over your left shoulder only

You're a pillar of wisdom.

 

[rich p]

You're a pillar of wisdom.

A Lot of people say that

 

[stephec]

A Lot of people say that

Amen.

 

[theclaud]

The biggest salter is Gary Rodes, or Salty Rhodes as we call him.

'You know how I feel about seasoning.'

 

[Fab Foodie]

'You know how I feel about seasoning.'

Pray tell ...

 

[psmiffy]

Indubitably

A Lot of people say that