kosher salt vs sea salt

╰☆╮PilatesPOPster╰☆╮

my recipe calls for sea salt but all i have is regular or kosher. can i use one of these instead? or will it change the flavor toooo much?

mimaduck83

salt is salt....

Larius

It shouldn't effect the flavor in any noticeable way.

Namaste1983

KOSHER WILL BE CLOSEST IN TASTE

andyloosbrock

salt is salt....

Not true. Both Kosher and Sea are not good sources of iodine. Where as plain table salt is.

rainunrefined

In the long run, salt is salt. When it comes to TASTE - sea salt has a less salty taste in my opinion, although the sodium level is the same.

LadyGhostDuchess

salt is salt....

I am in full agreement with this. Salt is Salt.
I took Geology for a year and we actually had a discussion between Salt and Sea Salt. They are the EXACT same thing no matter what anyone wants to believe. They are just mined at a different area and tend to be shaped in a different manner. It is just a name for it, pretty soon apple will come out with a salt and call it iSalt. But yeah, they are the same.

ElizabethRoad

salt is salt....

Not true. Both Kosher and Sea are not good sources of iodine. Where as plain table salt is.

Good point, but as far as taste I don't think there is a difference.

reese66

You can use the kosher it will not cause an issue.

KLo924

It depends on why the recipe calls for sea salt. Some people can taste certain minerals in sea salt, so it could be for a particular flavor. Or it could be something about the size or density of sea salt. Kosher and some sea salts are not as dense as table salt and so they dissolve differently and will affect flavor differently. If this isn't a particularly delicate recipe kosher salt should work fine.

jamk1446

In the long run, salt is salt. When it comes to TASTE - sea salt has a less salty taste in my opinion, although the sodium level is the same.

True, if you use regular salt, use slightly less than the recipe calls for.

SueInAz

Salt is salt. Sea salt and kosher salt are just a larger grain than table salt and don't usually have iodine added. I would go with the kosher because it's closest in size so you'll be using about the same weight in salt. There's less air between the grains of table salt so you'd actually be using more salt.

FatAndThirty

salt is salt....

It is just a name for it, pretty soon apple will come out with a salt and call it iSalt. But yeah, they are the same.

rotfl.. it's true though

KLo924

salt is salt....

Not true. Both Kosher and Sea are not good sources of iodine. Where as plain table salt is.

Good point, but as far as taste I don't think there is a difference.

You can taste the minerals in some sea salts. Also, depending on how you use them, you're more likely to get pops of flavor and a little crunchiness with sea or kosher salt, but not table salt (I've made the mistake of trying to salt soups with kosher ).

TMcBooty

salt is salt....

Not true. Both Kosher and Sea are not good sources of iodine. Where as plain table salt is.

Good point, but as far as taste I don't think there is a difference.

this!

JayByrd107

If the salt is mixed into the recipe, the difference in taste between the two will be indistinguishable. As a finishing salt, go with sea. But in most instances salt is salt.