What's different between Kosher salt and regular salt?

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2007-11-08 13:23:04 · 3 answers · asked by scarlett 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes

I went to the supermarket looking for Kosher salt, but the only had huge boxes of it. Can I use regular salt if I don't have Kosher salt?

2007-11-08 13:34:41 · update #1

Kosher salt usually has no additives, and it has big crystals with large surface areas. It does not contain iodine like regular table salt.

2007-11-08 13:30:59 · answer #1 · answered by Libby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Larger grain size, no additives. The salt is named for its use in koshering or kashering of meat (salting to remove blood to make the meat kosher).

2007-11-08 13:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by Howard H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

They are the same to me. It is just the name.

2007-11-08 13:32:02 · answer #3 · answered by Rita 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋