Have you ever wondered about the difference between kosher salt and sea salt?
No?
Well, I'm here to put in my two cents:)
I use both in my house; kosher salt for cooking with and sea salt for baking with. Plain table salt, I haven't picked up in a long while, it just tastes flat to me compared to kosher and sea salt.
Kosher salt is courser than sea salt. I find it really brings out the flavors in food, especially when I roast vegetables. Plus the coarseness of it makes it super easy for pinching, I have a little ceramic bowl of it on the counter top ready to go at all times.
Side by side, the sea salt is a little finer than the kosher salt........
The main differences between kosher and sea salt are:
- kosher salt comes with no additives and sea salt has additives for nutrition.
- kosher salt is unrefined and sea salt is refined.
- kosher salt can be called pure sodium chloride and sea salt can't because of its additives.
- kosher salt has a larger surface area and larger crystals compared to sea salt.
- kosher salt has a flat shape and sea salt has sharper edges.
- because of kosher salt's large crystals, which help to draw out moisture from meat and other foods more so than other salts, it's useful in preserving.
- BONUS: kosher salt is great for rimming your margarita glass!
Cheers!
What type of salt do you cook/bake/BBQ/brine with?
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11 comments:
I use kosher salt because I also thought it had a better taste, but I have to admit that I didn't really know the difference it and sea salt and now I do--THANKS for that, because I have a feeling I'm not the only one that asks what the difference is.
I hope you're enjoying your weekend!!
This is so funny, because I use both sea and kosher salt as well.
My Mum uses all sea salt (just what she likes and I aint gonna argue;)
I love the courseness of the kosher salt but sometimes sea salt is better for some dishes,like you said.
I also love your little dishes that are holding your salt, so pretty!
Have a great weekend and a Happy Fourth!
loved the last little tip! ha!
I like to use sea salt on roasted veggies w/ olive oil and pepper :-)
Thanks for the difference
You have a safe 4th of July
Kosher salt isnt available in our grocery stores so I've been using sea salt flakes - but.. I have just ordered 5 pounds of kosher salt from the USA food store.
Now I can use both!
@Maureen, that's great and 5 pounds should last you a while:)
I like coarse salt too, so I use all natural rock salt in a salt grinder. I can adjust the grinder if I happen to want finer crystals.
I never really knew the difference until now. Huh. I guess I was using it properly and didn't even know it. I use the kosher with my canning and sea salt for my chocolate covered bacon.
Always a good day when you learn something new! Thanks! ;)
You should try HimalaSalt pink salt from Sustainable Sourcing (here's their website: https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com ). Their salt is organic, kosher, and NON-GMO!!! Plus they have their own facility, so none of that nasty cross-contamination in case you're on a gluten-free diet! I love it!!! Thanks for an outstanding post.
Stumbled upon this blog, thanks for clarifying the difference for me.
Hilarious that someone was actually excited about organic/non-GMO salt, as if salt was a living organism.
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