My beef shank stew had an irritating metallic taste when I made it. I mostly followed this recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_dSx2rJBnEbut I was only able to soak 1kg of beef shank in water for around 1.5 hours and I used a stainless steel pot.What did I do wrong? What's the cause of the irritating metallic taste?
>>21671623Was the shank from a butcher? Might be blood causing that taste. I think some garlic can taste metallic too.
>>21671850It was one of those prepackaged vacuum sealed frozen beef shanks from the store. Should I let it soak longer or maybe blanch it beforehand?
>>21671623The dude changed skin color by the end of the video. Anyway, if you used any canned ingredient, that can make the dish taste like aluminum. If you forgot to drain the beef like in the video, the iron content of myoglobin in beef can also make it taste more metallic, but I have never experienced it myself. It could just be some people are more sensitive to the taste.
One of the early signs of catching a cold is a numbness or sensitivity to taste.Also, freezing and thawing meat destroys the tissue, which inevitably causes myoglobin to leak out, making the iron taste more noticeable.
>>21671623Check your soy sauces.
most likely the meat had a lot of blood still in it, you're tasting the iron in the blood
Found the problem
>>21671623>I used a stainless steel pot.Are you sure? Was something acidic?City water? Tainted soy sauces?This taste only happened to me once, when I used some Guinness to make a irish soup. I blamed the beer's iron content.
>>21672539Yes, my pot literally says stainless steel on it. I did use steel wool to clean it like a retard. Maybe that made metals seep into the soup?If the water is the problem it'd taste funky even before cooking. I drink it and it's fine. >>21672113How do I check for tainted soy sauces? I taste them and they're just salty.
did you use tomato paste? its the tomato paste should have sauteed it before adding it to the food
>>21672545>I did use steel wool to clean it like a retard. Maybe that made metals seep into the soup?I’ve noticed a metal/steel taste after using a washed stainless steel vessel that I scoured, so it may well have been that.
>>21673035No tomato paste
