Do I Need to Use Kosher Salt? (2023)

Adam Ragusea did a video a few years ago as well, &quot;What is kosher salt, and why do (American) chefs love it?&quot;:<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=yKdk1HSxSEY" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=yKdk1HSxSEY</a><p>See labels such as &quot;coarse salt&quot; or &quot;rock salt&quot;, and in the UK Maldon sea salt flakes may be similar:<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.souschef.co.uk&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;the-bureau-of-taste&#x2F;the-ultimate-guide-to-kosher-salt" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.souschef.co.uk&#x2F;blogs&#x2F;the-bureau-of-taste&#x2F;the-ult...</a><p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cooking.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;5114&#x2F;where-can-i-buy-kosher-salt-in-london" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cooking.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;5114&#x2F;where-can-i...</a><p>In Germany, perhaps:<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bad-reichenhaller.de&#x2F;en&#x2F;products&#x2F;alpensalz&#x2F;grobes-alpensalz.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bad-reichenhaller.de&#x2F;en&#x2F;products&#x2F;alpensalz&#x2F;grobe...</a>

No mention of grinding salt. If you buy proper rock salt you will want to grind it. A pepper mill and a salt mill are all we need, even for cooking. Choose one with metal gears though. Peugeot are good.

What I learned from this article: I don&#x27;t need to use iodized salt because the use of iodized salt has pretty much eradicated goiter in this country.

See also &quot;What&#x27;s the Difference Between Morton&#x27;s and Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt?&quot; (2021):<p>* <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;food52.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;16824-you-re-not-crazy-there-is-a-difference-between-morton-s-and-diamond-crystal" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;food52.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;16824-you-re-not-crazy-there-is-a-di...</a><p>TL; DR: the flake sizes are different, so when using volumetric measures (&quot;quarter cup&quot;, &quot;tablespoon&quot;) the quantities&#x2F;masses will end up being different. For sprinkling by hand it doesn&#x27;t make too much of a difference, since you&#x27;re probably just eyeing the coverage.<p>Recipes tend to use DC since that&#x27;s that professional chefs tended to use.<p>(&quot;Morton&quot; = &quot;Windsor&quot; for any Canadians out there.)