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Henry W
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Henry W asked in Food & DrinkCooking & Recipes · 1 decade ago

salty meat tends to feel harder...?

why is that? any way to overcome that?

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  • d957jazz retired chef
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    salt draws the moisture out of the meat leaving it dry and hard...soak the salted meat in water and put moisture back and salt out i buy salt cured hams and thats what i do to get salt out

  • Fleur de Lis
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Salt brings out the juices in the meat. I use salt after it's cooked.

  • bramblerock
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    when cooking meat don't salt untill almost done cooking as salt can make meat tough.

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