Apples soaked in salt water

[Anonymous]

I recently learned you can soak apple slices in salt water for 10 mins and they won't turn brown. But do they taste salty? We tried the lemon trick but were too sour for our kids.

[Anonymous]

If only there were a way to find out!

[Anonymous]

Dilute the lemon juice in water.

[Anonymous]

A little lemon juice in water works for us, or just eat them a little brown works too.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like you could find out in 10 minutes, OP.

[Anonymous]

One or two drops of lemon juice in about 2-3 tablespoons of water will stop the browning and there will not be a sour taste to the apples.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A little lemon juice in water works for us, or just eat them a little brown works too.

That wasn’t the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If only there were a way to find out!

So you don’t know.

[Anonymous]

I’ve done the salt water trick. It really works and no, they don’t taste salty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If only there were a way to find out!

So you don’t know.

Whoosh!

[Anonymous]

Serious Eats did a feature on this and concluded salt water was the best method lemon water actually speeds browning compared to doing nothing. https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-prevent-apple-pear-browning

As for the taste, a quick rinse in plain water and you’re set

[Anonymous]

We do the lemon trick but with orange juice.

[Anonymous]

I just learned this, too. A quick rinse afterward does the trick.

I usually soak them in lemon water and don’t need to rinse, but the salt water trick is helpful when I don’t have a lemon in the house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve done the salt water trick. It really works and no, they don’t taste salty.

+ 1 a quick rinse with a minimal amount of salt for any amount of time works for me

[Anonymous]

Thanks all! I have a child who has sensory sensitivities around food and I’m not into waste, so these responses are very helpful.