I was telling one realtor that I don't like those stove tops and she kind of shrugged and insinuated I would not use it that much anyway. She would be wrong. While I would not call myself a great cook, I usually prepare 20 out of 21 meals each week at home. I used to think if I didn't have to work that I would be at home learning to bake bread and trying out new gourmet recipes. That did not happen. I still cook the same as I always have which does not include baking bread. If I baked it, I would eat it and that is something I do not need.
For a while now, I've noticed that each time we eat out the food seems way too salty. At first, I thought maybe the cook double salted without realizing it. I would take the first bite and think that it was good, but then each bite after that got worse.
Saturday, we went to the Indian restaurant and the food was way too salty which I had not noticed before. If I had not filled half my plate with salad, I would not have been able to eat very much of the food. The salad would kind of get the salty taste out of my mouth so that I could try again.
I wonder if we've grown so accustomed to everything being over salted that restaurants are just giving us what they think we want. The other possibility is that my tastes have changed and I'm more aware of the additional salt. Actually, it might be a little of both.
I inherited a smooth-top with this house, and I don't like it either. I don't think converting to gas is in my budget, so I'm going to get an old-fashioned coil-type cooktop in my kitchen reno. No more polishing! (Or scraping burnt-on splatters!)
ReplyDeleteHi Caron! My husband went to Denny's (Restaurant) last summer and told me that it was the last time he'll ever go there because the food was too salty. He talked to management, and the manager said that their customers like food salty. Ugh!
ReplyDelete:-) Marion
The food at restaurants is often way too salty. I have found that the better the cook...the less salt. Good cooks use herbs and spices and not a bunch of salt!
ReplyDeleteI much prefer to prepare my own meals than eating out. Restaurants add too much salt and often add a lot of sugar too. Hope you find a kitchen you like, it's the hub of the house and you need to be comfortable in it.
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely get the stove you want since you cook so much! And yes, food is way oversalted in restaurants. Just about every time we go out to eat, I end up drinking gallons of water the next day.
ReplyDeleteDo get the stove you want, it makes all the difference. I love my gas stove. I had an electric one in the States - I just couldn't cook right with it.
ReplyDeleteI used to use salt rather freely because my blood pressure was on the low side. However now I've tried to cut down a lot because I've realized how much it contributes to bloating and is just overall not that good for you. I'm definitely more aware of the salt in restaurant foods now too.
Nearly all restaurants add too much salt to their food. That's why I never eat out the day before weigh-in if I can avoid it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the smooth top stove. I have one and wish I hadn't selected it.