Alton Brown shares one ingredient hack for better coffee

From the pineapple hack to the French fry hack – we’ve been inundated with clever tricks to save time in the kitchen lately.

And this next one is equally as groundbreaking.

Cookbook author and food wiz, Alton Brown has gifted us with the ultimate coffee hack and it involves the strangest ingredient.

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Brown shared a coffee hack on an episode of Good Eats that has changed the way we think about our beloved caffeinated beverage.

Before you squirm at the idea, stick with us.

For every cup of water, you use to make your coffee, Brown recommends dropping two tablespoons of ground coffee and a quarter teaspoon of salt to “help take the bitterness out the brew”.

Perhaps take a page out of salt bae’s book, and work on that theatrical salt sprinkling while you’re at it.

“Not only does salt cut the bitterness of coffee, but it smooths out the ‘stale’ taste of tank-stored water” Brown explained.

We did a little digging of our own and it turns out that this is backed by science.

The salt can enhance the natural flavours of coffee, according to a study in the Scientific Journal Nature.

The sodium ions suppresses the bitterness present in coffee, particularly those cuppas that have been scolded in the brewing process.

Next time you’re ordering your morning coffee and the first sip is overwhelmingly bitter, try sprinkle a dash of salt to take the edge off.

Then report back.

Stay tuned while we put this baby to an epic taste test.