# Help Me Up My Coffee Game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-up-my-coffee-game/746914>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** coffee\
**Created:** [February 23, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-up-my-coffee-game/746914 "2016-02-23T21:12:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-up-my-coffee-game/746914/61 "2016-03-04T19:01:21Z")

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> [@Hocus\_Pocus](#):
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> I just tried the salt, and I can’t say I’m impressed. I’ll try it again with a different coffee, but I don’t think it’s really doing anything for me (and I’m supposed to be cutting down on my sodium as it is).

The ‘salt trick’ is to help with water that’s too pure. Generally it’s only needed if using filtered/distilled water for your coffee, with sink water the natural minerals do the same thing.

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