Salt. Added too much salt? Tip to reduce salt in food

If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato.

The peeled potato absorbs the excess salt leaving you with less salt in the soup or dish you were making.

Visitors comments

Add A Potato Comments By: Wanda from www.only-cookware.com

This really works. My grandmother, who was a fantastic cook, used to do this whenever she had added too much salt to a dish. And its something I do myself.

oops, I added way too much salt to my eggplant dish Comments By: dickie falgout

I'm going to try adding the4 potato and hope that it works.

Dumplings were way to salty Comments By: D J

i had a very big pot of dumplings and added 3 potatos it took the salt taste out thanks very much

Too much salt to cold dish Comments By: GenaeK

I saw that adding a potato to hot dishes while they cook can reduce the salty taste, but does this work for cold dishes? I have made a batch of hummus and added way too much salt. Any ideas?

potato salad Comments By: Carly

I accidentlly aded too much salt in the potato salad

TO REDUCE SALT Comments By: INDRASIS

put a spoon of flour in the bowl of the food,don't move it until a lump of flour is coming up. Then throw away the lump, and you have to give extra salt in the food