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Default Steaming veggies with salt water?



"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in news:8p6dtvFkbdU1
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>>> Ok, I have been cooking for years, but never really had thought about
>>> this before- not sure why! Do you use salted water when you steam
>>> veggies? Do you think it makes a difference? Just want to hear some
>>> opinions on this...

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>> Sure, I always add salt to the water. What prompted this question?

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> I'm guessing the question is whether salting water before steaming affects
> the taste. I would say not, as evaporation does not carry particulates
> otherwise it would rain salt water all over the planet.


Quite so.
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