salt question

victor1 · January 2016

maybe a crazy question, but is sea salt much more salty then regular table salt? i've used sea salt a couple of times and it seems as though what i grill is way over salted. using about the same amount as regular table salt. thanks in advance.

bgebrent · January 2016

Depends on the sea salt you use (a little) but both iodized table salt and sea salt are about 40% sodium by weight. They do differ in texture and size and i prefer sea salt or good old Kosher salt to the table salt.

DMW · January 2016

Are both salts the same grind? Gram for gram, ounce for ounce, they are the same.

However, a teaspoon of course ground kosher salt is much different than fine grain sea salt.

jeroldharter · January 2016

I think you have it backwards. Table salt is more "concentrated" in the sense that recipes that call for 1 cup of table salt would require about 1.25 cups of kosher salt. The reason is that the larger grind of the kosher salt results in less salt per unit of volume.

Sometimes I think larger grind salts might taste saltier on meat because the don't dissolve so easily. For example, sprinkling for huge flakes of Maldon salt on a ribeye is a much different/better taste that table salt.

Terrebandit · January 2016

I think they both have the same NaCl content but the textures can be much different, which might ultimately effect the amount you apply to your food, unless of course you weigh it before applying it. Both technically come from the sea, but table salt is mined and iodine is usually added to it.

Mickey · January 2016

This is all I have used for lots of years.

northGAcock · January 2016

I personallynever salt pork. Don't get me wrong, there is generally salt in my rubs. If I was to not use a rub (seldom) I only use pepper. It is just how I roll with pork.

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