Comments on: An alternative to kosher salt… http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/ Finding the finer side of everyday kosher living Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:46:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Tracey http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-31884 Tracey Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:38:22 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-31884 The Onion picked up on this "Christian Salt" story for their American Voices segment: http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/christian_salt_introduced And reading that segment, it suddenly hit me the stupidest part of this thing: the guy behind this is one of those morons who thinks "kosher" means "blessed by a rabbi," because he's having his Christian salt blessed by a priest! The Onion picked up on this “Christian Salt” story for their American Voices segment:
http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/christian_salt_introduced

And reading that segment, it suddenly hit me the stupidest part of this thing: the guy behind this is one of those morons who thinks “kosher” means “blessed by a rabbi,” because he’s having his Christian salt blessed by a priest!

]]> By: HB http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-31481 HB Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:52:25 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-31481 Food TV people and others call it Kosher Salt because that's the name it goes by. Obviously anyone who understands kashrut at all knows that its not because the salt itself is kosher and all other salt is treif, but LOOK AT THE BOX. It doesn't say, "Salt with coarse grain that is particularly useful for kashering meat" -- it says Kosher Salt. So whether it is accurate or not, that's what its called. Recipes could call for "coarse grained salt similar to kosher salt" but it's obviously a lot simpler to just say kosher salt. Food TV people and others call it Kosher Salt because that’s the name it goes by. Obviously anyone who understands kashrut at all knows that its not because the salt itself is kosher and all other salt is treif, but LOOK AT THE BOX. It doesn’t say, “Salt with coarse grain that is particularly useful for kashering meat” — it says Kosher Salt. So whether it is accurate or not, that’s what its called. Recipes could call for “coarse grained salt similar to kosher salt” but it’s obviously a lot simpler to just say kosher salt.

]]> By: Marc http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-31402 Marc Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:48:05 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-31402 Amen to this guy. It annoys me that food TV people are always saying "kosher salt," too. I would not want to cook with treif salt, but I think they way they use the term "kosher" just dilutes the meaning of the word and confuses people. Maybe this will get people to think about it a little more. Amen to this guy. It annoys me that food TV people are always saying “kosher salt,” too. I would not want to cook with treif salt, but I think they way they use the term “kosher” just dilutes the meaning of the word and confuses people. Maybe this will get people to think about it a little more.

]]> By: Ari http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30954 Ari Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:54:09 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30954 Yes, Matt, you are right. Koshering (or Kashering) salt would be a better name. But, it isn't exactly true that any recipe will taste different. Kosher salt shouldn't taste much different than regular table salt once it is dissolved, so in many recipes it is basically interchangeable. One caveat is that since the grains are larger, more air can get trapped between them, and thus kosher salt tends to be less dense than table salt. Thus, if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of kosher salt, and you substitute a tablespoon of table salt, your dish will be way too salty (by about 25-50%). Yes, Matt, you are right. Koshering (or Kashering) salt would be a better name.
But, it isn’t exactly true that any recipe will taste different. Kosher salt shouldn’t taste much different than regular table salt once it is dissolved, so in many recipes it is basically interchangeable. One caveat is that since the grains are larger, more air can get trapped between them, and thus kosher salt tends to be less dense than table salt. Thus, if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of kosher salt, and you substitute a tablespoon of table salt, your dish will be way too salty (by about 25-50%).

]]> By: ---matt http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30921 ---matt Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:25:37 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30921 All these comments and no one has mentioned *why* it's called Kosher Salt. Kosher salt should properly be called KosherING Salt: It gets its name because of its use in making meats kosher, by helping to extract the blood from the meat. Because kosher salt grains are larger than regular table salt grains, any recipe that calls for Kosher Salt will taste different if you use regular table salt. If the person selling Christian Salt isn't selling Koshering, or Coarse Salt, then he's remarkably naive about cooking. All these comments and no one has mentioned *why* it’s called Kosher Salt.

Kosher salt should properly be called KosherING Salt: It gets its name because of its use in making meats kosher, by helping to extract the blood from the meat. Because kosher salt grains are larger than regular table salt grains, any recipe that calls for Kosher Salt will taste different if you use regular table salt.

If the person selling Christian Salt isn’t selling Koshering, or Coarse Salt, then he’s remarkably naive about cooking.

]]> By: Tracey http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30870 Tracey Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:18:21 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30870 Nope, not from The Onion. A link in the article takes you to the website where this stuff is being sold (which, by the way, says "All our ingredients are Kosher Certified" ) Nope, not from The Onion. A link in the article takes you to the website where this stuff is being sold (which, by the way, says “All our ingredients are Kosher Certified” )

]]> By: Dena http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30852 Dena Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:39:17 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30852 This isn't an article from The Onion? This isn’t an article from The Onion?

]]> By: Tracey http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30844 Tracey Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30844 Most Easter candy is also kosher certified... but not KFP, and Easter usually falls during Pesach! Most Easter candy is also kosher certified… but not KFP, and Easter usually falls during Pesach!

]]> By: DebraG http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30835 DebraG Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:15:55 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30835 Sure - why wouldn't it be kosher - Pillsbury slice & bake christmas tree cookies are O-U dairy! Sure – why wouldn’t it be kosher – Pillsbury slice & bake christmas tree cookies are O-U dairy!

]]> By: Jonathan Abbett http://www.kosherblog.net/2009/03/04/an-alternative-to-kosher-salt/comment-page-1/#comment-30823 Jonathan Abbett Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:23:46 +0000 http://www.kosherblog.net/?p=776#comment-30823 But the most important question remains: will Blessed Christians Salt be certified kosher? ;) But the most important question remains: will Blessed Christians Salt be certified kosher? ;)

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