Heat and salt are enemies of cookware. Do not use excessive heat. It will cause rainbows on metal cookware and discoloration on enameled cast iron like Le Creuset.
If you want to salt the water, wait until it boils. Failure to do this will cause pitting on metal cookware.
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Source: Williams Sonoma cooking class.
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