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Adding salt to water when you boil foods is for the purpose of flavor only. I don't add salt to water when boiling foods. That began because of a low sodium diet but now if salt is added to the water the food tastes too salty to me. If you add salt or how much salt you add is a personal choice for your taste preference.

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14y ago

Adding salt creates a solution that has a higher boiling point, - the boiling solution temperature would be higher then just one of boiling water.

when you put pasta in it, the pasta gets cooked faster and doesnt come out too soft and mushy.

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11y ago

It is an old wive's tale that water boils faster when you add salt. Adding salt to water will actually make it take longer to boil because the salted water has to be heated to higher than the boiling point of water in order to boil.

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The salt in the water contains more heat than regular water, which helps the egg boil faster.

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Salt will raise the boiling point of water.

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11y ago

for pasta it makes the pieces NOT stick together

for everything else it makes the boiling point of water higher than without it.

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makes it boil faster

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You don't have to.

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It is commonplace to put salt in water when boiling most foods. The reason why you put salt in with boiling water and vegetables is to help them retain moisture.


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