salt in coffee - not a great idea

burnafterreading · 02-19-2015, 09:53 AM

salt with chocolate makes it taste superb.
add salt to coffee maker? sounds like a plan!
too much salt makes coffee taste like garbage.

just sayin'

JSWolf · 02-19-2015, 11:03 AM

Coffee in water makes the water dirty and not nice to drink.

PeterT · 02-19-2015, 12:27 PM

I can also add that sugar on French Fries is not all that good either.

Spoiler:

HarryT · 02-19-2015, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burnafterreading

salt with chocolate makes it taste superb.
add salt to coffee maker? sounds like a plan!
too much salt makes coffee taste like garbage.

just sayin'

My dad was in the Navy, and always drank his coffee black with a pinch of salt in it, which is a very old naval custom.

Brazen_NL · 02-19-2015, 01:17 PM

This might sound strange, but salt goes amazingly well with oranges (not juiced). Try it out, put a bit of salt on your plate and dip the orange with a tiny bit of salt.

Terisa de morgan · 02-19-2015, 05:35 PM

Not so strange. There's a nice salad with orange, onion and dried cod, oil and salt.

PeterT · 02-19-2015, 06:17 PM

I also think people eat strawberrries with salt.

Brazen_NL · 02-19-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

I also think people eat strawberrries with salt.

Heh, I've never tried that! With champagne, however ...

wodin · 02-19-2015, 06:50 PM

and tequila!

kindlekitten · 02-19-2015, 11:17 PM

Cowboy coffee always has salt. Maybe it takes out some of the acid/bitter. I do know you're not supposed to be able to taste it

burnafterreading · 02-19-2015, 11:43 PM

it's entirely possible i just put in too much salt. i went with 1g salt per 22g coffee grounds. i'll try to knock it down to 1/4g salt tomorrow and see how that goes.

Skeeve · 02-20-2015, 01:47 AM

I added salt to my coffee for a few days without noticing. We were on vacation in a flat we rented. Usually I drink tee, but this year we had a new Senseo coffee pad machine with us. So I just started drinking coffee and so I used to add a bit of sugar and used the sugar cup standing in the kitchen. It was just a few days in our vacation when I noticed that some funny guy who rented the flat before us exchanged the sugar with salt.

I have to admit that it didn't taste bad. It wasn't just that sweet that I expected. And this was why I finally noticed: I added a bit more of that "sugar" and then it was awful.

Brazen_NL · 02-20-2015, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skeeve

I have to admit that it didn't taste bad. It wasn't just that sweet that I expected. And this was why I finally noticed: I added a bit more of that "sugar" and then it was awful.

You didn't notice it because Senseo is already awful. :ducking:

Skeeve · 02-20-2015, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brazen_NL

You didn't notice it because Senseo is already awful. :ducking:

You could be right. I still prefer tea.

Bilbo1967 · 02-20-2015, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeterT

I also think people eat strawberrries with salt.

I've heard of strawberries and pepper. Supposed to be very nice. Are you thinking of that?

02-19-2015, 09:53 AM	#1
burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	salt in coffee - not a great idea salt with chocolate makes it taste superb. add salt to coffee maker? sounds like a plan! too much salt makes coffee taste like garbage. just sayin'

02-19-2015, 12:27 PM	#3
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,693 Karma: 79983758 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	I can also add that sugar on French Fries is not all that good either. Spoiler: I learnt that in University when after an all nighter to work on a Computer Science project and then classes, I want to a diner with a friend for lunch, ordered a club sandwich and fries, and grabbed the wrong shaker and covered the fries in sugar.

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burnafterreading Groupie Posts: 192 Karma: 1237440 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Arc7HD/10HD, smartphones	it's entirely possible i just put in too much salt. i went with 1g salt per 22g coffee grounds. i'll try to knock it down to 1/4g salt tomorrow and see how that goes.

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Skeeve Zealot Posts: 142 Karma: 669192 Join Date: Nov 2013 Device: Kindle 4.1.1 no touch	I added salt to my coffee for a few days without noticing. We were on vacation in a flat we rented. Usually I drink tee, but this year we had a new Senseo coffee pad machine with us. So I just started drinking coffee and so I used to add a bit of sugar and used the sugar cup standing in the kitchen. It was just a few days in our vacation when I noticed that some funny guy who rented the flat before us exchanged the sugar with salt. I have to admit that it didn't taste bad. It wasn't just that sweet that I expected. And this was why I finally noticed: I added a bit more of that "sugar" and then it was awful.