/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15080975
you should season your food as you cook, taste it at the end of the cooking time and add more if it needs it.

>>15080975
most things before but certain veggies after
particularly mushrooms

There is a line of thinking that veg should be salted before or in immersed in salt water. Salt draws out the water, and in theory, should have more flavor. Cabbage (soaked in salt water) and eggplant respond well to pre-salting.

Does it matter? Yes, though whether you think it's a good idea or not is somewhat subjective. When you salt food prior to cooking that's going to draw out moisture and give the salt a chance to penetrate the food (depending on what it is, some things it won't work as well for). If you salt after cooking,il unless you're letting the food sir around for a long time prior to eating it the salt will pretty much just be in the surface so it's going to affect the end product.

If you've ever had poultry that's been brined and roasted you will understand that it turns out differently from a bird that was roasted plain and had salt sprinkled on after the fact or even one that was seasoned traditionally prior to cooking.

Technique affects the end product, don't know why that's a question desu.

Always season your board before cooking

salt draws out moisture which helps with the maillard reaction

>>15081208
That was debunked multiple times

>>15081247
I didn’t make that comment, but it does draw out water and work over the cell walls.

>>15081247
source pls
it's pretty common knowledge that water flows towards salt

>>15081208
What is the maillard reaction?

>>15082987
Then why doesn't the ocean become one giant moist salt crystal? Checkmate, autist!

>>15081247
>osmosis was debunked

>>15083072
The maillard reaction is what causes the flavorful Browning in food. For instance bread.

>>15083099
Thanks m8

>>15083075
weak bait

>>15080975
>not flexing like Salt Bae in front of your bich once the meat is off the heat
>not enjoying the actual seasoning
>leaving a bunch of seasoning residue in your deglazing leftovers

>>15080975
Doesn't make any difference

>>15083075
e z
because there is more water than salt on earth

>>15080975
yea especially with pasta and meats

its a flavor enhancer and should be used as such like sugar

>>15080975
Wtf? Guy in the plane looks oddly like me, lol

>>15086370
It's uncanny!!!!