"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
news:bNQZc.360506$%_6.235843@attbi_s01...
> zuuum wrote:
> > I have often wondered where a thread on how tobacco smoking effects a
> > professional cooks ability to discern flavors would go. I am
continually
> > amazed how many professional cooks smoke tobacco. Sure, I know you'll
not
> > likely find a regular break without a cigarette habit to claim, but hey.
>
>
> I always say I can tell if the cook smokes if the food is oversalted.
> --Lia
>

You did say.....

> 2. Clear sinuses. If you have hayfever type allergies, even if you're
> not entirely stopped up, you're missing a lot of subtlety.

Sinus probs was one of the main things that left me when cigarettes left
too. A direct correlation. I smoked for years and one day tried lighting
up and just knew I was through with it. No resolution, no nothing, just
done.