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Salt
If you’ve ever taken a basic chemistry course, you know the substance we casually call “salt” is merely one kind of salt. A salt is simply a chemical compound consisting of a positively charged ion (a cation) and a negatively charged ion (an anion). The salt we typically sprinkle on…
Cooking novices and kitchen queens alike, listen up because we’re tackling an important topic today. I want to talk about what to do when you accidentally over-salt your food. We’ve all done it. It’s a sucky experience. That moment where you feel your throat dry up because you’ve tasted a…
I really love salt. As a child, I would often get jealous of the cows and their summertime salt licks; as an adult, I have been known to eat large flakes of Maldon like tiny little chips (this is called “snack salt”). All salt is technically sodium chloride, but additives,…
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