Everyday Systems

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 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.

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.

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.

vmsurbat wrote:

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.

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.

ditto
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Heddi

Thanks! That's very helpful!

Emily

When I feel I absolutely must taste, I only take one or two at the most.

If you can't fix it in that many tweaks, the dish is usually a) ok and I'm just being paranoid or b) a total fail that a few shakes of salt won't fix.

i think very small tastes are allowed when you're cooking and seasoning.. that's normal.. just make sure you don't use a ladle to taste with

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.