Cooking Myths [Cooking]

2010 Jul 14
I found (via lifehacker.com) this cool page that debunks some popular kitchen myths: www.pgacon.com

Some common myths:

* Searing meat seals in the juices
* Baking soda in the fridge absorbs odours
* Flambéeing burns off most of the alcohol
* Salt makes water boil sooner
* Salting meat before cooking is bad

Most are old news to me, but the baking soda fridge deodorizer myth and the salty water boiling sooner myth were things I thought to be true. Live and learn!

2010 Jul 14
quote : "* Searing meat seals in the juices"

My work here is done!

I was always pretty skeptical of that one!

"Salting meat before cooking is bad "

I'm currently doing a video to disprove this :-)

It will be posted in this thread when done :
Forum - salt rolled ham

p.s. on that topic : Forum - Makin' Bacon