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Default Can you tell the difference?

In article <IIKFg.1556$JR5.565@dukeread11>, says...
> I have heard that pastry chefs usually prefer unsalted butter rather than
> salted butter. When it comes to cakes and cookies, can you actually taste
> the difference between salted and unsalted butter? I guess people who are
> professionals can but can most others tell the difference? thanks in
> advance.
> Frank


Not only in cakes and cookies, but in general I switched to non-salted
butter several years back. I can definitely detect the additional salt
in recipes requiring butter where salted is used vs. unsalted.