How to use Sea Salt

Sea salt is prized by many cooks and people concerned about their health. Sea salt has a taste determined by the area where it was harvested.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Sea Salt
• Grinder with no metal parts.
• Saltcellar
• Small bowl

1. Sea salt is more expensive than ordinary table salt. To save money use sea salt for finishing a dish, not in cooking. If I am making a stew or chili I don't want to use my expensive sea salt. All salt will dissolve in liquid and you will lose the crunch and flavor that you prize, so please use table salt, in this case the cheaper the better.

2. Sprinkle sea salt on food just before serving. When used as a finish to a dish you will be able to savor the subtle flavor that comes with a good sea salt.

3. To serve sea salt use a grinder. To preserve the texture of fancier salts, offer them in a saltcellar or a small bowl. Don't store your sea salt in a metal container or use a grinder that has metal parts. Sea salt, because it is moister than table salt, can corrode metal.

Tips & Warnings

• Store Sea Salt in an airtight, none metalic container.
• Table salt and sea salt are not interchangeable. A teaspoon will hold more table salt than coarse sea salt. When a recipe calls for salt, it probably means table salt; a recipe will specify if sea salt is needed.