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 Posted By: jglass 
Dec 29  # 11 of 25
She tasted it after she got finished with it. I have seen several episodes of her show and she uses a ton of salt in most of her dishes.
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 Posted By: Cook Chatty Cathy 
Dec 29  # 12 of 25
I just wonder if her taste buds are dead, maybe she has been a heavy smoker for years and has killed off her taste buds! hee-hee

On a serious note maybe her handfuls of salt are not actually full? Like maybe she is tossing in a little less that a 1/2 tsp or so and on TV it just appears to be a handful??? You know kind of like how they say the camera adds 10 Lbs. I know I pour salt into the palm of my hand for a "rough-estimate". It is not exactly a real handful by any means!
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 Posted By: shipscook 
Dec 29  # 13 of 25
did you see the comments in the first link in my last post, several people were astounded. Several like myself wondered about the flying arms?
Nan
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 Posted By: jglass 
Dec 30  # 14 of 25
It looked like alot of salt to me. Way more than a tablespoon. I had only ever seen the other chef's and cooks use even close to that much to season a big pot of water for pasta.
It is easy when your used to eating alot of salt to just keep laying it on. I have done it before. My Mom and Dad were heavy smokers. My Mom over salted everything and I grew up eating food she cooked that way. Plus I would add even more when I ate it. After I started dating Jon and he heard me salting pizza and other stuff he insisted I cut back on the salt. I had to anyway when I was on meds for the ulcer. Now I season but nothing like my Mom used to lol. Mom had grown up eating that way. Her Mom and Dad both loved the salt and both were very heavy smokers.

She does fling her arms about Nan lol. Plus she does this strange voice that is all growly and sounds that one character from Sesame Street.
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 Posted By: jglass 
Dec 30  # 15 of 25
I wanted to add a comment about the smoking. Jon's brother Greg is a heavy freakin smoker. He is the only smoker I have ever seen who has one very good sense of taste.
I made a pork tenderloin once I marinaded in a 10 clove garlic marinade. You know he was able to name almost everything I had put into the marinade just by tasting it.
He always amazes me he is able to taste so clearly. Maybe that is why he is such a picky eater. For the past several holiday dinners I have been able to make dishes he really liked. I told Jon that couldnt last much longer lol.