# I just bought some MSG. When and how should I use it dirty home cooking?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 22, 2019, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165 "2019-10-22T23:26:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165/21 "2019-10-25T02:40:50Z")

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MSG, common in many many natural foods, mistakenly received a bad rep long ago. The problem isn’t MSG itself IIRC but merely overloads of sodium. Be wary of dishes containing 450% the daily recommended dosage.

MSG helps blend flavors. My vegetable soup deserves it.

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165/22 "2019-10-25T02:41:59Z")

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> [@wguy123](#):
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> I’m just here to ask what dirty home cooking is? Like, you don’t wipe down the counters when you are done?

Silly **wguy**! Obviously, you cook in the nude with a significant other, and see what heats up, as it were.

(Actually I assumed “dirty” was autocorrect’s guess for “during.”)

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165/23 "2019-10-25T14:15:41Z")

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> [@CairoCarol](#):
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> Silly **wguy**! Obviously, you cook in the nude with a significant other, and see what heats up, as it were.
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> (Actually I assumed “dirty” was autocorrect’s guess for “during.”)

I’ll have to try your version this weekend. Not sure the food will ever get done. 🙂

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**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2019, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-some-msg-when-and-how-should-i-use-it-dirty-home-cooking/842165/24 "2019-10-25T17:07:17Z")

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Just don’t cook any bacon on the stovetop.

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