Making amazing salt using old-school methods

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In our Staples series, we show you the stories behind the ingredients you probably take for granted. In this video, we visit two small-batch makers who are using old-school methods to produce high-quality salt.

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bcglorfsays...

Am I way wrong here, or is it not possible to setup industrial processes to yield NaCl at very, very, very high purity? Is that somehow far inferior or noticeably different to 'normal' table salt and noticeably different from the salts produced in video?

I certainly noticed a difference between coarse Kosher and regular salt when cooking, but I always attributed it to grain size and possible desirable extra minerals in one or the other...

Mordhaussays...

Yeah, but once you get to a certain purity it turns blue and you have to start wearing a pork pie hat.

bcglorfsaid:

Am I way wrong here, or is it not possible to setup industrial processes to yield NaCl at very, very, very high purity? Is that somehow far inferior or noticeably different to 'normal' table salt and noticeably different from the salts produced in video?

I certainly noticed a difference between coarse Kosher and regular salt when cooking, but I always attributed it to grain size and possible desirable extra minerals in one or the other...

Sylvester_Inksays...

Except we all eat too much salt anyway. Just sticking below the recommended 2300mg a day is tough for me, and I don't add salt to any of my meals, plus I eat fairly bland stuff in general. It's pretty surprising.

oritteroposays...

That's a really good question If not, they're all wasting their time.

I think it should be possible, unless they have managed to purify it too much.

Someone needs to arrange this test... for science!

mxxconsaid:

IN a blind test, would they be able to tell it apart?

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