Cooking For Beginners | Part 7: The Culinary School Salt Test You Can Do At Home! | Types of Pepper

In today’s lesson, we’re strengthening one of the most important skills a new cook can develop: your palate. This is the famous culinary school salt test—the exercise every chef student completes on day one to learn how different salts taste, dissolve, and season food. We’ll taste four different salts in plain unsalted broth so you can experience the subtle but powerful differences between: ✔️ Kosher salt ✔️ Pink Sea salt ✔️ Iodized table salt ✔️ Finishing salts (like flaky French sea salt) You’ll learn why chefs prefer certain salts, how crystal shape changes flavor, and how to train your palate to detect the “micro-differences” that turn simple home cooking into confident, intuitive cooking. Then we follow up with a quick intro to pepper—what pepper actually is, how it’s grown, and the flavor differences between black, white, green, and pink peppercorns. This chapter is all about: • Developing your palate like a culinary school student • Understanding how salt structure affects flavor • Learning when to use each type of salt • Training your tastebuds to notice subtle ingredient differences • A beginner-friendly breakdown of the types of pepper and how they’re used This is Part 7 of the series! Make sure to watch the other classes for a full culinary-school-style foundation: • Part 1 — Essential Kitchen Setup • Part 2 — Chef Knives: What You Need & What Can Wait • Part 3 — Tri-Stone Sharpening for Beginners • Part 4 — Wood vs Plastic Cutting Boards • Part 5 — Tools, Pots and Pans • Part 6 — Working with Oils and Butter For The Best Dish • Part 7– The Salt Test, Plus The Many Types Of Pepper • Part 8–10 — Coming soon! How To Not Make Yourself or Others Sick, Organizing for Dinner Parties Like A Caterer, Immediate Changes That Elevate Dishes 📚 This series gives you the same mindset and techniques taught in the beginning of culinary school—so you can actually grow as a cook instead of feeling overwhelmed. 🛒 Products Mentioned: https://www.amazon.com/shop/urbancowgirl If this helped you feel more confident in the kitchen, tap Like, hit Subscribe, and share this series with someone who’s just starting their cooking journey! I'm on other social media apps as: My Recipe Blog: https://www.urbancowgirlLife.com IG: Urbancowgirl TT: UrbanCowgirlLife FB: SarahPenrodChef