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Salt in pizza dough
If a recipe calls for 1/2 tsp of salt and you are using Kosher Salt - should you double the amount? My dough tasted...
Is it possible to make beef jerky without salt?
just purchased a ronco 3 shelf dehydrator (cant resist kitchen gadgets) Always wanted to make my own beef jerky but i...
Hamburger Patties
Season before grilling, or during? My son says that salt dries out (draws water out of) meat if you season ahead of t...
Pickling salt - necessary?
I have made pickles before using pickling salt but this time I am not really in the vicinity of any places that sell ...
Pepper Mill vs Salt Mill- What's the Difference?
I saw a Cole & Mason Derwent Salt Mill on sale, but I mainly use kosher salt so I don't really need a salt mill. But,...
Morton's vs. Diamond Crystal Kosher salt?
IYO which do you prefer and why? I've used both but never had them simultaneously to do a side-by-side comparison. I ...
FINALLY... a real, honest-to-Hashem method for making real lower east side SALT FERMENTED KOSHER DILL PICKLES, as directed by Moe, a 90+ year old former pickle master
Last month a friend and I attended what turned out to be a spectacular free presentation on the history of the tradit...
Salt in baking....what's the point?
How many of you use salt in baking cakes,cookies,etc? The last thing I want to taste in a chocolate chip cookie is sa...
Low sodium - do you get used to it?
I'm home on break from college for the next few weeks and my mom, who's recently had some health problems, has been c...
Where to buy pretzel salt?
I've been on this quest for over a year now - I'm looking for the round, puffy salt balls that come on a soft pretzel...
Am I the only one worried about the safety of sea salt?
Below are some facts I found through the Smithsonian on the health of oceans after news of Fukushima radiation leaks ...
Where to find Gourmet Salts?
First post here! My sister is starting a gourmet salt collection, and I’m soon traveling to London— so I was wonder...
How long does salt cod last after soaking?
I've rinsed and soaked some salt cod that I was going to cook last weekend (not this past weekend, the weekend before...
Diamond crystal kosher salt
Does anyone know where to find Diamond Crystal kosher salt in the Champaign-Urbana area?
All-Clad is the Pitts!
I been a chef in New York City since 1988. Although I never had the pleasure of trying All-Clad anything, almost 30 ...
is salt really heated to 1200 degrees F?
I'm trying to eat healthy so I can do more physical work. Anyways, can anyone confirm or deny this, is table salt rea...
Brining an already salt injected frozen turkey?
I was planning on using Alton Brown's turkey recipe this year which includes brining and then roasting. I moved my tu...
Cook's Country's salt pork-larded turkey - have you tried it?
http://www.cookscountrytv.com/recipes/detail.asp?docid=17260 I just caught a repeat of this episode. CI is genera...
~ Are most meats at the supermarket already brined with salt? If so, how do can you tell? ~
~ Are most meats at the supermarket already brined with salt? If so, how do can you tell? ~
Can Cured Salt Pork Be Used In Place of Bacon?
Message I am making Julia Childs' recipe for Boeuf Bourguignon for the first time. It calls for 6 oz. of slab bacon....
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