them    (see    “Cold   Confusion,” here).

With these four simple tips in mind, you’re free to do
whatever the heck you like with your potato salads. Well,
whatever you want within the boundaries of the law.

EXPERIMENT:

Cold Confusion

Our taste buds are extremely sensitive to the

temperature of  foods   being   served. How many    times

have    you eaten   cold    pizza   out of  the fridge  the next

morning  and     thought     to  yourself,   “How    could   this

cold,   clammy, bland   thing   be  the remains of  the well-

seasoned    flavor  bomb    I   was eating  last    night?” OK,

admittedly,  on  the     mornings    I’m     eating  cold    pizza,

it’s    usually because I’m too hungover    to  care.   But to

prove    to  yourself    that    seasoning  is   temperature-

dependent,  try this    little  experiment  yourself.

Materials

• 3 pounds carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch
  chunks


• 3 tablespoons butter


• Kosher salt