Poll of the Day > Wait... I'm supposed to put salt in my oats?!

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I decided to actually read the packaging for once. And they want SALT? They... they mean a pinch of sugar, right?

And I need to make it with water?! Not milk?!

What kind of nonsense is this?
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Salt is optional

Sugar is necessary
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savory oats > sweet oats
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Sugar, milk and real butter.

Just a tad while cooking.
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Not enough to taste salty, just a little pinch to do all the other magic stuff salt does to food.
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You should also be using steel cut oats. Don't forget to lightly roast them in butter before cooking.
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who the fuck eats oats?
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CountessRolab posted...

who the fuck eats oats?

Porridge is good man. I've had it when made with just water. Can't say I've ever put salt in it though.
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Lots of cake recipes require a little salt.
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wtf is wrong with you people!! oats are like rice. you dont make your rice sweet, do you?
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The pinch of salt is what helps make the delicious clumps you get throughout

adjl posted...

Not enough to taste salty, just a little pinch to do all the other magic stuff salt does to food.

Yeah the salt enhances anything else you add. I add just a tiny amount to a lot of sweet things in preparation and it makes a big difference.
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I didn't know your palate was going to be in the Emoji Movie. That's so cool.

Nasty

Just a bit of honey is good
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http://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/altons-steel-cut-oatmeal-0169320
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adjl posted...

just a little pinch to do all the other magic stuff salt does to food.

Add the taste of salt, that's all it does.

Since I stopped adding salt to my food, many years ago, any added salt just makes food taste way to salty for me.
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thecolorgreen posted...

wtf is wrong with you people!! oats are like rice. you dont make your rice sweet, do you?

..That's a common thing where I'm from.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Add the taste of salt, that's all it does.

Nope.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/09/why-salt-enhances-flavor/
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Lol at people that need a recipe for their oatmeal
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thecolorgreen posted...

wtf is wrong with you people!! oats are like rice. you dont make your rice sweet, do you?

Rice pudding mmm
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keyblader1985 posted...

thecolorgreen posted...

wtf is wrong with you people!! oats are like rice. you dont make your rice sweet, do you?

..That's a common thing where I'm from.

Yeah, I've seen many people do that. When I was a kid I ate them that way.

SunWuKung420 posted...

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/09/why-salt-enhances-flavor/

Quite a bit of that is opinion. I have nothing against salt in food, just against adding more salt.

Best example I can think of, sea salt chocolate. You're supposed to not taste it and it is supposed to make the chocolate taste better. What do I taste, more salt, less bitter. That's not what I want when eating chocolate, or most things...
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Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

#Mead'sLackofLogic
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

No, my over sensitivity is to onion and garlic, I've had that tested.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

#Mead'sLackofLogic

Taste is subjective. That is a fact.

#dealwithit
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Also, thinking about what you said and disregarding the snark. Of course I taste salt easier, that's literally what I said, since my tongue is no longer accustomed to it since I no longer put salt on everything.
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

#Mead'sLackofLogic

Taste is subjective. That is a fact.

#dealwithit

Science is science. Fact.
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

#Mead'sLackofLogic

Taste is subjective. That is a fact.

#dealwithit

yeah, but you're trying to deny what salt does to foods

that's not real smart because it is scientifically proven
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Food science isn't a matter of opinion putting individual tastes aside.

#SunnyLogic

Clearly NX has a hypersensitivity to salt but food science is science.

#Mead'sLackofLogic

Taste is subjective. That is a fact.

#dealwithit

Science is science. Fact.

You're the one claiming that salt isn't salty.

"Science"
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sprinkle some salt on some hamburgers your frying up

add nothing else, when they're done, do you ever taste the salt?

no, you don't. not unless you dumped the shit on there. what you do taste, however, is a more savory hamburger.
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Mead posted...

You're the one claiming that salt isn't salty.

"Science"

Please quote where I "claim" that. A wit pinch of salt in your coffee won't make it salty. The same with oatmeal. Over salting will make anything salty. Every hamburger should be seasoned (it's a cooking term meaning to add salt and pepper), it doesn't make the burger salty and peppery, it enhances the natural flavors in the meat. It's actually the difference between a bland burger and a tasty burger. That's just factual food science.

FFS, I know you love being antagonistic to me for no valid reason except it's the internet but you're really reaching this time.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

FFS, I know you love being antagonistic to me for no valid reason except it's the internet but you're really reaching this time.

You're right I need to chill. You be you.
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Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

FFS, I know you love being antagonistic to me for no valid reason except it's the internet but you're really reaching this time.

You're right I need to chill. You be you.

You're both being nerds. Quit it nerds.

I'm am a nerd about cooking. I should have listened to my mom and been a chef.
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I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt
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PK_Spam posted...

I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt

I bet you could start an argument on this board by saying that Allen wrenches smell like oil.
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Zangrief posted...

Mead posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

FFS, I know you love being antagonistic to me for no valid reason except it's the internet but you're really reaching this time.

You're right I need to chill. You be you.

You're both being nerds. Quit it nerds.

Make us
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Dikitain posted...

PK_Spam posted...

I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt

I bet you could start an argument on this board by saying that Allen wrenches smell like oil.

I soak my Allen wrenches in solvent to avoid this.
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Dikitain posted...

PK_Spam posted...

I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt

I bet you could start an argument on this board by saying that Allen wrenches smell like oil.

I soak my Allen wrenches in solvent to avoid this.

Wtf are you hosers doing even getting oil on your Allen wrenches? How dirty and oily is your workspace.

Nerds.

Zangrief posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Dikitain posted...

PK_Spam posted...

I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt

I bet you could start an argument on this board by saying that Allen wrenches smell like oil.

I soak my Allen wrenches in solvent to avoid this.

Wtf are you hosers doing even getting oil on your Allen wrenches? How dirty and oily is your workspace.

Nerds.

I always oil my hands when working with Allen wrenches.

fyi both posts are jokes
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SunWuKung420 posted...

Zangrief posted...

SunWuKung420 posted...

Dikitain posted...

PK_Spam posted...

I can't believe I inadvertently started an argument because I was surprised oatmeal needed salt

I bet you could start an argument on this board by saying that Allen wrenches smell like oil.

I soak my Allen wrenches in solvent to avoid this.

Wtf are you hosers doing even getting oil on your Allen wrenches? How dirty and oily is your workspace.

Nerds.

I always oil my hands when working with Allen wrenches.

fyi both posts are jokes

If you ever do, don't do that. You could injure yourself.

I actually prefer to use a ratchet screwdriver with an allen bit instead of the wrench when possible.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Add the taste of salt, that's all it does.

The presence of sodium increases the activity of salivary amylase, which is responsible for breaking down starch in the mouth. Starch itself is very bland, but digesting it into simpler sugars results in molecules that are small enough to interact with taste receptors and produce stronger flavours. This is why salt is important when preparing starchy foods, like potatoes or pasta.

Whether or not you value what salt does to food is a matter of personal taste, certainly, but saying that it does nothing beyond adding a salty taste is factually wrong (and the above is just one of the ways salt affects other flavours). If that's your experience, you're adding too much salt, you're adding the salt too late in the cooking process (which results in salty patches because it hasn't had time to evenly distribute throughout the food), and/or you aren't paying attention to what else has changed.
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helIy posted...

sprinkle some salt on some hamburgers your frying up

Nope never done that, but then again, most meat comes pre-seasoned here, so that would just be adding salt.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

helIy posted...

sprinkle some salt on some hamburgers your frying up

Nope never done that, but then again, most meat comes pre-seasoned here, so that would just be adding salt.

In which case, the salt has already been added and you aren't actually arguing against anyone.

And really? Most meat comes pre-seasoned? How obnoxiously restrictive.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

helIy posted...

sprinkle some salt on some hamburgers your frying up

Nope never done that, but then again, most meat comes pre-seasoned here, so that would just be adding salt.

then the salt has already been added

do you taste it
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adjl posted...

Nichtcrawler X posted...

helIy posted...

sprinkle some salt on some hamburgers your frying up

Nope never done that, but then again, most meat comes pre-seasoned here, so that would just be adding salt.

In which case, the salt has already been added and you aren't actually arguing against anyone.

And really? Most meat comes pre-seasoned? How obnoxiously restrictive.

It must be a Dutch thing.
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