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[Neonivek]

So if you are making a noodle dish...

When boiling the noodles...

Does adding too much salt in this stage make the noodles very salty?

[Sheb]

Yes.

[Neonivek]

Yes.

That explains why this Kraft Dinner is extremely salty.

I was under the false Impression that the salt could only absorb so much.

[Hanslanda]

Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.

[Neonivek]

Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.

I thought it was to do something to the noodles.

[Hanslanda]

Its supposed to make them less sticky iirc like adding oil. I believe neither actually does. Gotta add them AFTER you drain them to do that.

[Neonivek]

According to internet the salt does add some flavor to the noodles and is a lot more spread out if added in the boiling water, than it would after the fact.

[GiglameshDespair]

How much can spiders wiggle their spiderbutt abdomen? Can they wiggle it up and down? Side to side?

[Sheb]

How much can spiders wiggle their spiderbutt abdomen? Can they wiggle it up and down? Side to side?

Apparently they can twerk.

[i2amroy]

Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.

Technically adding salt does make water boil faster, since it lowers the boiling point. It's just that:
1) You're noodles won't cook faster because the boiling point is a lower temperature.
2) The amount of salt needed to make an appreciable difference would make everything really, really salty.

So not so much of a straight out lie, as just an extreme exaggeration.

[Frumple]

Seem to remember it being kinda' helpful if stuff's trying to boil over, though. Might have been butter or something, I'unno. Memory's very fuzzy as to exactly what the substance was, but there is one (well, probably more than one, but whatever). Water Liquid trying to boil it's frothy self out of the pot, you just toss a little in and it calms down a bit, at least for long enough to adjust temperatures.

... in any case, always a good idea to have easy access to a good amount of salt when you're cooking. Seasoning aside, the stuff's pretty good for putting out kitchen fires.

[Yoink]

To prevent boiling over, place a wooden spoon over the pot.

[itisnotlogical]

What would you want out of a wearable device? Maybe I lack imagination, but I'm having a hard time thinking of things other than Google Glass-alikes or something already covered by a smartphone app.

There's probably medical applications for certain diseases, but I'm not a doctor and know nothing about that except "it probably exists lol"

[TheBiggerFish]

To prevent boiling over, place a wooden spoon over the pot.

How does that work?

[ChairmanPoo]

Also adding salt does not make the water boil faster. That is an old wives tale.

Technically adding salt does make water boil faster, since it lowers the boiling point. It's just that:
1) You're noodles won't cook faster because the boiling point is a lower temperature.
2) The amount of salt needed to make an appreciable difference would make everything really, really salty.

So not so much of a straight out lie, as just an extreme exaggeration.

Isnt it the other way around? IIRC Salt in water raises the boiling point