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Bruce[_28_]

On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 19:18:53 -0600,
wrote:

>On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:03:45 -0700, U.S. Janet B. >
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 18:54:07 -0600,
wrote:
>>
>>>kosher salt is salt by another name, you would never tell the
>>>difference in a dish, it is basically a marketing scheme. Edible salt
>>>is sodium chloride. That means sea salt, table salt, kosher salt, ALL
>>>salt. The only salt that may have a slightly different flavor is
>>>iodized salt.
>>>
>>>Bummer I guess no one read my other post.
>>
>>Whether you can taste the difference or not . . .
>>Kosher salt is larger grained than ordinary table salt and weighs far
>>less for an equal volume of table salt. So substituting one for the
>>other means you need to make adjustment in amounts.
>
>
>so basically what you are saying is it is coarse sea salt?
>
>except kosher salt may contain additional chemicals. That is not
>something I would want in my salt. If the recipe calls for kosher salt
>just use coarse sea salt....
>
>Kosher salt is sodium chloride without iodine but may contain
>anticaking agents
>
>Sea salt is by far the most natural and best tasting salt because it
>contains no added chemicals

Kroger Salt, Coarse, Kosher
Ingredients: salt.

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
Ingredients: salt.

Morton Coarse Kosher Salt
Ingredients: Salt, Yellow Prussiate of Soda (Anti-Caking Agent).

Redmond Real Salt, Kosher Salt
Ingredients: Ancient Sea Salt.

<http://www.fooducate.com/app#!page=search&term=kosher+salt>

So, only 1 out of these 4 contains anti-caking agent and 1 even
contains ancient salt. I guess that salt was already around when Moses
parted the seas!