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When is slow cooking important to salt absorbtion, before or after boil?
Does the speed at which you reach the highest temperature affect salt absorption? Does slow cooking matter before or after reaching the highest temperature or both?
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Does a mechanical meat tenderiser denature chicken so that it will absorb more salt water?
Does a mechanical meat tenderiser denature chicken to the point it will absorb more salt water in a soup?
If I use a £20-£40 meat tenderiser on chicken and thereafter make chicken soup(with more ...
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What are the differences between slow cooking and poaching a chicken soup and how does slow cooking/poaching soup affect salt absorbtion?
1.What is the difference between poaching and slow cooking? I believe in poaching you are meant to remove chicken 20 minutes after boiling so the meat doesn't dry out while In slow cooking I believe ...
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Can state of chicken affect brine?
I have been trying to brine chicken and it never seems to brine successfully. I have followed the brine procedure correctly. I added 2 litres of spring water to a stainless steel pot with 140g ...
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If you brine a chicken and then boil it in soup, how much salt, if any, will come out and go into the liquid?
Suppose you brine a chicken in a heavy solution e.g. 10% saline. Suppose you now boil this chicken in water which does not contain salt or contains a little salt e.g. 5g. How much of the salt, if ...
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In what way is kosher chicken different from brined chicken in terms of salt absorbtion?
Ideally I want all parts of my chicken to absorb a good amount of salt. I think brining is best but somebody has suggested kosher chicken. How is kosher salted differently and will all parts of ...
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Why is my brining giving varied and usually poor results?
I am trying to brine a chicken and then cook it in a soup. I just can't seem to do it properly and have noticed varying results for reasons i cannot figure out. My basic method is add 1.5l spring ...
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How to make chicken absorb more salt when cooking a soup?
This is a really important question for me, it can actually make the difference between me recovering from a chronic illness or not.
Basically I have been cooking a basic soup : 1kg chicken: 1.5 ...
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Chicken comes out salty… occasionally
A particular honey-and-mustard chicken I make frequently has, on a couple of occasions, come out tasting extremely salty, the saltiness overpowering the flavor of the chicken and the sauce. I'm trying ...
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Substituting table salt for kosher salt when brining chicken
How much regular table salt should I use when brining chicken pieces?
I don't have kosher salt, just regular iodised table salt. Does this really make a difference? I thought salt was salt.
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