30-minute experiment
Salt now or salt later
Two pork chops, one very patient cook.
The idea
A chop salted 45 minutes ahead tastes better seasoned and stays juicier than one salted right before cooking.
The one thing you change: When the salt goes on
You need
- 2 pork chops of the same size
- Salt
- A pan and some oil
Steps
What you should find
The early-salted chop is seasoned all the way through. The late-salted one is salty outside and plain inside.
Salt meat early
Within about 15 minutes, salt pulls juice onto the surface of meat. After 40 minutes or more, the meat reabsorbs that salty liquid, so it's seasoned inside…
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