When boiling water, say for pasta, if you are going to add salt -

WAIT, until AFTER the water is boiling to add the salt.

Otherwise it will pit your pots. (Especially after years and years of doing

 this... I wish I'd known about this sooner.

My Theory on why this happens:

Before the water starts boiling the salt just falls to the bottom of the pan - next to the heat source. I had always wondered about that, but didn't really think aboutit, cause the pans were old by the time I starting using them anyway, I thought they were supposed to like that after 20-30 years.

So I guess waiting for it to boil first then adding the salt, the 'currants' carry the salt around until it dissolves so it doesn't harm the pot.

Just my thoughts...

Safe cooking everyone!

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