"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Dimitri" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Cheating - I prefer to call it "tricks of the trade' or Tricks in the
>>> Kitchen.
>>>
>>> Ok you've goofed and made a little error - flexible cooking is the
>>> ability
>>> to correct your mistakes before they become a big error and you have to
>>> call for Pizza delivery.
>>>
>>> As example:
>>>
>>> Too much salt - they say to add a potato. (I don't think it works)
>>>
>>
>> It doesn't. Or if it does it is so little you cannot tell.
>
> You have x amount of stuff, and it't too salty. Or spicy. Or whatever.
> You add a potato to it. Now you have x plus one potato of stuff. Seems
> like having more stuff with only the original amount of salt or spice or
> whatever would give you a less salty or spicy taste. Or else the concept
> of dilution is not reality based.


The idea is the potato absorbs the salt and then you discard the potato. I
tried it, it didn't work.

Paul