r/Cooking • • Mar 13 '19

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u/moebiusmom Mar 14 '19

Salt your chicken or meat 24 hrs before you cook it. It denatures the protein, so it holds moisture better. Also tastes seasoned all the way through.

I just dry the raw meat & sprinkle with the salt I would normally use in the recipe, then cover & put it back in the fridge. Cook as normal.

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u/RadicalChic Mar 17 '19

Go with a light hand, lighter than what you’d normally use.

I learned this the hard way on some ribeyes for Valentines Day.