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Originally Posted by squeek12
I'm certain that if you take a recipe that calls for kosher salt and make it with table salt instead that almost no one could tell the difference. Even people who consider themselves foodies would almost certainly not be able to distinguish between the two.
Uh, yeah, kosher salt isn't meant to be an expensive alternative to table salt. I'm pretty sure it's exactly the same as table salt chemically, just a coarser grain. Most chefs use it because-
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Originally Posted by squeek12
Chefs mostly use it because they can obtain a more consistent pinch since it has a courser texture.
Oh right, so you understand why people use it. Then why would you say it's "for suckers"? It was just a really inane thing to say.
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Originally Posted by squeek12
I don't know about you, but I usually do my salting with a shaker.
I don't. I have a little container of kosher salt that I pinch from.