Sometimes I worry about over salting

by mundaneDetail

11 Comments

  1. Measure out the salt beforehand. Dry brine with 1-1.5% salt by meat weight.

  2. garathnor

    nearly impossible on anything over 1/2 inch thick

  3. Clownadian

    I’ve done it and it haunts me. I have salt PTSD now. Now I undersalt steaks too often 🙁

  4. chrisfathead1

    Undersalt a little, keep flaky salt on hand to finish with and sprinkle on each bite if necessary

  5. mundaneDetail

    Just to be clear, this is salting for dry brining. 2-3 days in the refrigerator and it’ll be good. Too little salt and the dry brining isn’t effective. Too much and 4.3 lbs of prime ribeye are inedible.

  6. Danalove915

    Can you with steaks? I feel like most people don’t salt enough. If you don’t know it can freak you out to see how much should go on. FYI, I am not a salt person on most food but feel like steaks need it.

  7. Izenhouer

    Pro tip: put max o 2% of salt of the total weight of the meat. Then dry brine for 24 hours. Thank me later

  8. IlIlllIIIIIllll

    Lots of people saying multiple days. Don’t. You’ll get a gray band. I do max 16 hours on steak.

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