Random food thoughts - Street edition

[indesertum]

I have No idea what you're talking about. You should salt the patty 20 minutes beforehand. Salt does not penetrate to the inner meat in 20 minutes.

 

[jet]

^when did you become top chef?

 

[indesertum]

You missed the secret season

 

[pickpackpockpuck]

even if you sous vide a burger shouldn't you be finishing it in a super hot pan to get some sear on it?

 

[1969]

Sometimes SWD threads on non fashion topics work well....this isn't one of them.

 

[kindofyoung]

I have No idea what you're talking about. You should salt the patty 20 minutes beforehand. Salt does not penetrate to the inner meat in 20 minutes.

Granted, the difference between salting patties 20 minutes or 1-2 minutes before won't be very noticable in texture, but then again there's no advantage to salting it that long ahead because even if it's not much, the salt starts affecting the meat as soon as it touches it. Then of course if it's done out of convenience to prepare ahead then I won't say anything

Salted right before grilling to the left, salted before forming the patties to the right

even if you sous vide a burger shouldn't you be finishing it in a super hot pan to get some sear on it?

I did mention that in my original post

 

[indesertum]

I've read that serious eats article you stole those pictures from http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2009/12/the-burger-lab-salting-ground-beef.html

I wasn't talking about working the salt into the meat. I was talking about salting the exterior 20 min before you cook it. You're arguing a strawman.

I've already talked about the advantages of this. 1, 2 minutes isn't going to do anything

 

[zapatiste]

i don't add salt to anything, well just about. not sure why really. but now i'm so used to it that eating out doesn't taste too great most places.
(i guess i could just eat bunch of potassium and keep things balanced...)

 

[Find Finn]



i don't add salt to anything, well just about. not sure why really. but now i'm so used to it that eating out doesn't taste too great most places.
(i guess i could just eat bunch of potassium and keep things balanced...)

I use it as a flavor enhancer (a pinch).

 

[jet]

salt on everything, transforms everything

 

[Find Finn]



salt on everything, transforms everything

You should try it on cake

 

[kindofyoung]

You should try it on cake

salt can taste great on chocolate-cakes (or anything chocolate for that matter)

 

[Find Finn]

Go to bed, its over your bedtime and you are way to tired to get sarcasm.

 

[kindofyoung]

 

[Find Finn]

Do as grandpa says.