PSA: stop salting your pasta water like the sea, it does almost nothing for flavor

Michael Davis · 2026-09-22T16:45:10.714412+00:00

I watched a line cook dump half a box of kosher salt into a 40 quart pot at a spot in Austin and the finished dish still tasted flat. Salt the sauce and the water lightly, taste as you go, who else got taught the ocean water thing and believed it for way too long?

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