Do you think it's very easy to cook potatoes correctly?
Are you sure you're not making any mistakes when preparing this standard side dish?
It is possible that you are mistaken, like the vast majority of other cooks.
Remember when you usually add salt. If you do it right before the water boils, you'll ruin the dish.
When to add salt when cooking potatoes
This must be done exactly 5 minutes after the water in which the vegetable is located has boiled, emphasizes Yulia Arkhipova, an expert in the field of cooking for the online publication Belnovosti, a cook and fourth-class baker.
Following this recommendation will ensure that the potatoes are evenly salted and turn out as appetizing as possible.
You can add salt to the water later. For example, 10-15 minutes after the liquid starts to boil, or even a few minutes before the end of cooking: nothing bad will happen.
But you definitely shouldn’t add salt to the liquid too early.
What happens if you add salt to cold water
In this case, the additive will dissolve poorly. The potatoes are unlikely to be salted evenly.
In addition, the liquid will take longer to reach a boil: the preparation of the dish will obviously take longer.
Expert: Julia Arkhipova
