On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:39:40 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:11:08 GMT, hahabogus >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Some stuff like potatoes, pasta and green beans require salt in the cooking
>>> water or they just don't taste right.
>>
>> Only pasta needs salt. Potatoes and beans don't.
>>
>>
>They do in my book. Nothing tastes more disappointing than a potato
>cooked without salt. It lacks flavor, yet doesn't need to be salty at all.

You're a salt freak.

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sf wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:39:40 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:11:08 GMT, hahabogus >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Some stuff like potatoes, pasta and green beans require salt in the cooking
>>>> water or they just don't taste right.
>>> Only pasta needs salt. Potatoes and beans don't.
>>>
>>>
>> They do in my book. Nothing tastes more disappointing than a potato
>> cooked without salt. It lacks flavor, yet doesn't need to be salty at all.
>
> You're a salt freak.
>
You're saying that based on what?? Citation, please? I use very little
salt actually.But know how to use it appropriately. Salting potatoes
while cooking reaps an entirely different result than salting
afterwards. Flavor is improved.

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:20:34 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:39:40 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> sf wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:11:08 GMT, hahabogus >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Some stuff like potatoes, pasta and green beans require salt in the cooking
>>>>> water or they just don't taste right.
>>>> Only pasta needs salt. Potatoes and beans don't.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> They do in my book. Nothing tastes more disappointing than a potato
>>> cooked without salt. It lacks flavor, yet doesn't need to be salty at all.
>>
>> You're a salt freak.
>>
>You're saying that based on what?? Citation, please? I use very little
>salt actually.But know how to use it appropriately. Salting potatoes
>while cooking reaps an entirely different result than salting
>afterwards. Flavor is improved.

Citation: You salt potato water.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Oct 29, 10:45*am, sf > wrote:
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:39:40 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
> >sf wrote:
> >> On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:11:08 GMT, hahabogus >
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> Some stuff like potatoes, pasta and green beans require salt in the cooking
> >>> water or they just don't taste right.
>
> >> Only pasta needs salt. *Potatoes and beans don't.
>
> >They do in my book. Nothing tastes more disappointing than a potato
> >cooked without salt. It lacks flavor, yet doesn't need to be salty at all.
>
> You're a salt freak.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Cindy Hamilton

On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:38:51 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Oct 29, 10:45*am, sf > wrote:
<snip>
>>
>> You're a salt freak.
>
>You say that like it's a bad thing.
>
I guess there are worse freaks out there.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.