• funksoulkitchen@lemmy.zip
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    It hits with a higher velocity allowing it to penetrate the target food. Fancy restaurants will use a step ladder and pop out a couple ceiling tiles to get that extra height. They say after 12 ft you can’t taste it but they just have uncultured palates

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      The real reason chefs use coarse kosher salt is because its sharp edges let it penetrate deep into the food using this method, like a rain of tiny shuriken.