What's the best salt?

[Opera Buffa]

Rock salt is more often mined.

The clue's in the name

It's a shit poll really, isn't it?

 

[Crispy]

When added to a recipe during cooking, all salt is salt.
As a sprinkle, all that matters is the size of the particles. Smaller particles = more surface area = less salt needed for same flavourising. Pinching chunky sea salt crystals from a little bowl may feel sophisticated but you need grams of the stuff to be able to taste it compared to a simple shake of SALT.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I only buy organic salt, because I'm a fucking idiot who doesn't have any idea what the word 'organic' means.

 

[danny la rouge]

I only buy free range salt. Or with one of those red tractors that means the salt was happy before being killed. I think the farmer reads it poetry or plays Bach to it.

 

[danny la rouge]

But only if it says on it "suitable for vegetarians". Because I think some salt has ham in it.

 

[Opera Buffa]

That's because of the bone char/sugar thing.

 

[RoyReed]

 

[Mrs Miggins]

I've got some REALLY fancy salt from Selfridges that cost about £6 for a very small pot and has flower petals and other stuff in it
I cannot say I can tell to be honest but I smoke so tasteboods are messed up.
It was an anniversay present....

 

[kittyP]

Ooh I forgot smoked salt. I have some. Waste of money.

Oh I really liked it.
Crusty bread, unsalted butter with a sprinkle of smoked salt on top. Heaven!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I only buy free range salt. Or with one of those red tractors that means the salt was happy before being killed. I think the farmer reads it poetry or plays Bach to it.

I do indeed read poetry to it - lull it into a false sense of security before hitting it with a hammer.

I make it listen to Salt n Pepa before killing it though.

 

[Nancy_Winks]

What is Malden salt?

 

[kittyP]

My parents always had that low sodium salt when I was growing up.
Absolutely vile stuff
I think it was with the intention of us growing up not being used to adding salt to things.
It backfired big time.
My name is KittyP and I am a salt addict.
I have naturally low blood pressure though so I am not too worried.

 

[killer b]

What is Malden salt?

that sea salt that comes in cute little pyramid crystal formations

 

[kittyP]

that sea salt that comes in cute little pyramid crystal formations

Ooh I had never noticed the pyramid shape before

We only use Malden at the moment as badgers got so much of it a year or so ago from work that we have enough to last us yeeeaaaarrrrsss.
I just stick some in the grinder if I want it finer.

 

[gentlegreen]

I swear that during the nasty winter of 2009 or 2010 when the pipes froze and the mains water was briefly interrupted, I went up the supermarket for supplies and not only had all the bottled water gone including the posh stuff, the salt had too - including all the fancy stuff.

 

[Thimble Queen]

I got some sea salt at the last sunbound unsound it cost 49 cents and lasted for ages. As long as a box of Maldon. If anyone's going to Italy...

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh I really liked it.
Crusty bread, unsalted butter with a sprinkle of smoked salt on top. Heaven!

I'm gonna try that now!

 

[Cheesypoof]

Coarse sea salt works on everything, I find.

Have done the Maldon thing myself....it doesn't work on chips, as someone earlier pointed out.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Coarse sea salt works on everything, I find.

Have done the Maldon thing myself....it doesn't work on chips, as someone earlier pointed out.

It would work with chips if you had a bowl of salt, and licked each chip and then dipped it in the salt.

 

[Cheesypoof]

It would work with chips if you had a bowl of salt, and licked each chip and then dipped it in the salt.

I like your style

 

[Opera Buffa]

Well I've certainly learned a lot about salt today.

You can buy a tonne of white rock salt here for just £129.99 plus VAT. Perhaps the ultimate Secret Santa gift.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Kosher salt.

It's dehydrated salt without any added iodine. Often iodine is added to to table salt to prevent goiters.

 

[RubyToogood]

I once read a taste test in the Guardian Weekend or similar poncey publication of different types of salt from the cheapest table salt to fancy grey stuff etc etc. They just flavoured some plain fish with it and a panel of cooks and food writers blind tasted it. All of them liked the cheap table salt best. Not that the article could accept that conclusion of course, they still went on to recommend the expensive stuff anyway.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Kosher salt.

It's dehydrated salt without any added iodine. Often iodine is added to to table salt to prevent goiters.

Dehydrated? Surely non-dehyrdrated salt is brine?

 

[Orang Utan]

Dehydrated? Surely non-dehyrdrated salt is brine?

Salt is just instant seawater. Just add water!

 

[gentlegreen]

Salt is just instant seawater. Just add water!

You need to add a few extra "nuances" for extra realism

 

[farmerbarleymow]

You need to add a few extra "nuances" for extra realism

The odd floating turd, for example.

 

[Orang Utan]

The odd floating turd, for example.

Or a Scarborough jellyfish (condom)

 

[Blagsta]

Amphetamine sulphate

 

[Blagsta]

What is Malden salt?

Salt from Malden, duh