Food Tip: Salt

Want to make your meals taste substantially better?  STOP using table salt to season your food. Instead, consider using a kosher flake salt as your every day salt.  Sure, you could spend $12 for 6oz of fleur de sel, but a better value is a 3 lb box of kosher salt for $5. Not only does kosher salt taste smoother than table salt, which is way too harsh and bitter, but it distributes itself better and covers more surface area because of its larger shape. Morton is my favorite.

If you are a Food Network fan like I am, you’ve probably seen that some chefs use high end salts, like grey salt. I thought I’d see what all the fuss was about and I picked some up (found it for a great price at Marshall’s in the food section –who’d have thought?).  It has a moist texture and really brings out the flavor in foods. Anyways, it is pretty spectacular, but unless you have a separate salt budget, it’s probably not going to be your every day salt. I use it for special occasions or when I’m using expensive ingredients, like a nice cut or meat, fish, or heirloom tomatoes.

Any thoughts?