seasoning while cooking
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seasoning while cooking
Hi all,
I'm a day-5 no-ser. Today I made soup for my family and had to season it. I finally put it in my mouth to taste, figured out how much seasoning was needed, and then spit it out.
What do you do?
I'm a person who needs think black lines. I think my head would devise all sorts of work-arounds if I let myself taste the food I was cooking at all...
Emily
I'm a day-5 no-ser. Today I made soup for my family and had to season it. I finally put it in my mouth to taste, figured out how much seasoning was needed, and then spit it out.
What do you do?
I'm a person who needs think black lines. I think my head would devise all sorts of work-arounds if I let myself taste the food I was cooking at all...
Emily
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These are my basic guidelines as well. I also try to taste the least amount of food possible--the broth, not the veggies/meat/etc. Meat, veggies, pasta, beans can all be checked for doneness with a spoon, knife, or fork test.Nicest of the Damned wrote:I made rules for tasting food while cooking:
Use a teaspoon to taste while cooking, not a larger spoon.
One taste per spoon- no double-dipping (that's disgusting, anyway).
You may only taste when you have made a modification of some kind to the food since the last taste.
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dittovmsurbat wrote:These are my basic guidelines as well. I also try to taste the least amount of food possible--the broth, not the veggies/meat/etc. Meat, veggies, pasta, beans can all be checked for doneness with a spoon, knife, or fork test.Nicest of the Damned wrote:I made rules for tasting food while cooking:
Use a teaspoon to taste while cooking, not a larger spoon.
One taste per spoon- no double-dipping (that's disgusting, anyway).
You may only taste when you have made a modification of some kind to the food since the last taste.
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I think tasting is a necessary part of cooking, but I don't think it takes more than a couple of tastes to make sure a dish is properly seasoned.
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