Am I the only one who salted pasta water like the ocean for 12 years before a line cook in Chicago asked why

Ben Fisher · 2026-10-09T11:00:02.873523+00:00

He said I was just dumping salt down the drain and told me to taste the water first, so now I use way less and the sauce actually tastes like something. What's the one habit you picked up early that someone finally called out?

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