Potato vs Apple for removing salt

[bingo1912]

I recently read a post by Ken Peach, a seasoned member of the BBQ trail, an honored veteran and champion CASI chili chef that said that apples removed more salt from a dish than potatoes...
I was reading the post about pastrami about removing salt so I thought rather than hi-jacking that thread I would ask here.
So what is your opinion? :decision:

 

[wnkt]

I use potatoes mostly because I can eat salty potatoes, not salty apples uke:

I save the potatoes and boil them for dinner with the corned beef

 

[MilitantSquatter]

How about a sponge ? :heh:

I'd think that while they may both remove some salt, they are also removing liquid as well, not just all salt.

 

[Meat Burner]

Use whatever you have. I don't think you could tell any difference whatsoever. Taters are a whole lot cheaper and work very well. Just my thought but apples can better be used for other things.

 

[CarolinaQue]

I concur with the potato being used. I also like to use them to make hash browns and other dishes with after they do their thing with removing salt!!!

 

[NorthwestBBQ]

I also recommend potatos. They are like a sponge and are regularly used to clarify (clean) oil in a deep fryer.

 

[bmanMA]

+1 on the taters. Then using them for a hash.

 

[infernooo]

Interesting, some science folk say that the potato trick doesn't really work:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A25891-2001Apr17

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?//topic/130736-removing-salt/

 

[Meat Burner]

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