oversalt

They must not oversalt the leg; and then, if it is not oversalted, and if it is very thoroughly boiled, just as Serle boils ours, and eaten very moderately of, with a boiled turnip, and a little carrot or parsnip, I do not consider it unwholesome."

Adding salt is easier than taking it away, but if you oversalt, you can dilute by adding water or more vegetables.

"We have 30 minutes, leave the fish alone!" She also worries that Ed won't see the salt and will therefore oversalt the fish, while she and Alex stand there, unable to shout, 'Stop!' Fortunately, Ed doesn't salt the fish.

You don't want to oversalt, or you'll end up having to drain some water out.

9 THE PROBLEM: You accidentally oversalted a recipe.

The naked fries (PS2.75) were a little oversalted but having tried the alternatives I can assure you the toppings make them a different animal altogether.

The milky halloumi was perfectly fried golden, if slightly oversalted and came in three generous slabs that worked well with the coarser texture of the hummus, the ideal consistency against the smoother cheese.

The steak was faultless, served with watercress and a separate container of French fries which were hot and crisp but oversalted. Our other main, a lobster tail, came with plenty of lemon and garlic butter, not too overpowering for the sweet lobster.

But the food is prepared with a light touch, avoiding the oversalted goo and blandness that gives this type of cooking a bad name.

One diner's dried, oversalted flesh hell is another diner's morsel of pleasure.

Not all the food was as excellent as the expensive prices suggest: The Arctic char was good but not great, and the cA[acute accent]te de bAuf was tender and perfectly cooked, but its sides were uninspired and oversalted, a tragedy for a dish that costs $88.

TO get over the problem of oversalted soup, add a potato.