Short answer for me (beyond the what’s in my salt besides salt) is all about control. Kosher gives me more control in my experience. The only caveat I have is I have used pickling salt for large scale brines…mainly because its cheaper and dissolves easier and is essentially kosher salt ground more finely.
And it’s in a container that’s skinny at the waist, so you know it’s good for you!
I actually bought some lite salt like that, to use in making homemade rehydration solution (similar to Pedialyte) because it has potassium in it as well as sodium (that’s how they “lighten” the sodium).
Yes, I know I’m a bit off-topic, because I’m not talking about plastic. But we’re happy mutants! Everything brings to mind something related! That’s the way it is. Okay, then, I suppose my homemade rehydration solution has some microplastic in it
Tiny particles of plastic accumulating in table salt is sort of interesting… but if the search for plastic were pointed at the human body instead- I would be fascinated (and likely disgusted) to know what kind of plastic byproducts are bioaccumulating in my body right now.
I expect populations that get most of their protein from fish, are canaries in the coal mine for this sort of thing.
I wonder why they don’t filter the water first. Filters won’t remove the dissolved salt, but they could get rid of the bigger chunks, like bits of plastic.
I suppose the plastics are biologically inert (or else they would have further decomposed in the sun and sea) so unless they’re harboring bacteria or viruses, they probably pose no threat to health. But still, they could probably do better.
Yup, a pinch of kosher salt will deliver a more predictable result, making it much more difficult to over salt a dish. And since salting is so fundamental to cooking, switching to kosher is one of the best ways to improve your skills in the kitchen. Pro tip: keep some in a mortar or small bowl for an easy quick pinch. Also keep in mind that a teaspoon of iodized is not the same as a teaspoon of kosher.
, you are perhaps the being to enlighten me about an enduring mystery.
