Thread 212101105

Why do Americans only cook with kosher salt?

Our regular salt is very finely ground-down and has iodine added to it. Kosher salt is unadulterated and has larger grains. Cooks prefer the latter

>>212101174
how can i tell if im using kosher salt?

>>212101658
just use rock salt its the same thing
kosher salt is salt for koshering, not literal kosher salt, all salt is kosher

>>212101658
it has a little jew star on the packaging

Isn't it just regular big salt crystals?
We calt it "salt flower" here

>>212101908
That looks too coarse. We have two main brands of kosher: Morton and Diamond Crystal. Morton is coarser and denser, but not as coarse as that.

Course we also got pink salt. I also bought black salt from an Indian supermarket. It smells like shit which is good sometimes.

>>212101908
"Kosher" salt is gros sel, not fleur de sel.

>>212101908
Kosher salt is a bit flakier, not just coarse.