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Do you finish with salt using a salt cellar or saltshaker at the cooking station? Should I even put a saltshaker on the table at all and do the salt finishing before serving?

Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

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This event was on December 3, 2024

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan is ready to answer them all.

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Question

Michael Baun

Do you finish with salt using a salt cellar or saltshaker at the cooking station? Should I even put a saltshaker on the table at all and do the salt finishing before serving?

Answer

I say finish it in the pan, plate it beautifully. Add a garnish, make it look good. If you are wanting to move away from adding so much from adding extra sodium to your dish, I would not put a salt shaker on the table, but perhaps you could put a little bottle of, uh, a little decanter of some low sodium tamari or, uh, some of the brags. I know most of us associate soy and tamari with, uh, Asian cuisine, but in terms of flavor, I think that will do the trick. Uh, I think, uh, that that's what I would do.

Char Nolan

Chef Instructor

Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphia’s Temple University. She teaches nutrition and plant-based cooking throughout Philadelphia, and in many underserved communities. Char holds a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell and completed Rouxbe’s Plant-Based Professional Certification course in 2015. In 2019, Char completed post-graduate course work in social media marketing at the University of the Arts. When she is not cooking or teaching, she manages social media accounts for several plant-based influencers. Char prides herself on learning everything she knows about cooking from growing up in her grandparents’ Italian restaurant. Her favorite vegetables are Brussels sprouts and kale, of course. Char originally hails from Queens, NY, but has lived in Philadelphia most of her adult life. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer.