GourmetSalted Water for BoilingAugust 20, 20044.0(800)Photo by ShutterstockArrowJump To RecipeSave RecipeSavePrintIngredientsSaltWaterPreparationWhen salting water for cooking, use 1 tablespoon of salt for every 4 quarts of water.Save RecipeSavePrintTagsGourmetRecipe notesBack to topTriangleSee Related Recipes and Cooking TipsiconGalleryOur 20 Favorite Recipes of All Time In honor of our 20th (!) Anniversary we put together a list of our 20 favorite recipes of all time. There are 908 Comments on This Recipe, and They're All HilariousHow 908 brilliant commenters made a recipe for boiling water required reading.ChevronChevron