The past few weeks maybe even over a month, I’ve had no luck getting a box of Morton’s kosher salt. Anyone else having problems getting it? In the southeast us if that matters.
I believe there is a kosher salt shortage right now, not just Morton’s.
Editing to add that I had heard this a few months ago and now I can’t find a reputable source that supports that. So take my opinion with a grain of salt. Hehe
I’ve noticed this! It’s been impossible to find in most stores. I got lucky at Smart and Final.
We heard that a few months ago too, but we just restocked two weeks ago I think at the local Megalomart. Eat so much popcorn it’s hard to keep enough on hand.
Talking about kosher salt, does anyone of you actually taste any difference?
I’ve tried table salt, sea salt, Himalayan salt, kosher salt, hand forged sea salt from some island I’ve visited, salt with fluoride, salt with iodine
And I have not tasted any difference between all of them
They don’t taste different but they have different levels of saltyness for the same weight/volume because the crystals are shaped different. The shape also affects how they dissolve and spread out over your food.
Table salt is tiny crystals that dissolve quickly for mixing in to sauces or soups.
Sea salt is wide thin flakes, it’s good for when you want to coat the top of something evenly like a sea salt caramel.
Kosher salt is large crystals that dissolve slower, it’s good for drawing moisture out of meat or veggies via osmosis (the original purpose of kosher salt is to remove blood from meat to make it kosher).
I can taste a huge difference between iodized salt and kosher salt. The former has a strong metallic taste that makes the salt flavor overwhelming. It’s easy to use too much. It’s easier to control the taste with kosher salt.
Tastes and smells bad. Also discolors pickles and makes the brine cloudy.
I’ve only really noticed a difference when the salt isn’t fully mixed in. Like sea salt on a cookie (yum) vs table salt (yuck)
They’re all salt. They just behave differently due to crystal size. Kosher salt forms a better crust than table salt, because it doesn’t just absorb into the meat.
Another important factor is how you add salt to food. I, and many other people, salt my food exclusively by picking up a pinch of salt from a bowl and putting it on/in whatever I’m making. Iodized table salt doesn’t work for that cause you can’t really get a good pinch. Different brands with their different sizes of crystal are also going to get pinched different. Typically, I use mortons kosher salt, but I’ve also used diamond kosher as well. When I used the diamond, I undersalted everything cause it’s fluffier than the mortons. I think a given volume of diamond kosher contains half the mass of iodized table salt.
The difference was pretty pronounced in buttered popcorn. But the ingredients were popcorn, butter, salt. The only thing I noticed really was a difference in grain size (which basically affected his salty it was), not grain flavor (except for iodized, that is distinct. Never again, not even in an emergency. Not ruining my popcorn again).
I haven’t been able to find it in 2+ months in the southwest.;
It’s like 14$ on Amazon but that’s like a 300% markup, it’s ridiculous
Like any kosher salt? How do you cook things?
We found some mineral salt. I used it today, actually. It was extremely salty. I had to use less than I normal would, and I can see it being easy to over-salt something.
Ugh. I miss Morton’s Kosher Salt lol. If this keeps up, I’ll just order Diamond Crystal from Amazon.
What about store brand though? Kosher salt is kosher salt.
Since Morton is out, people are buying the store brand in droves, too!
Different brands are more or less “fluffy”
I hadn’t noticed, but I do find that all of a sudden Diamond Crystal Kosher is EVERYWEHERE for some reason.
I haven’t tried it yet, but several sources tell me it’s preferable.
Important thing to remember about kosher salt, it measures differently due to the crystal size. Morton’s has bigger crystals, and Diamond has bigger, but also flakier crystals.
1 tsp table salt = 1.5 tsp Morton’s Kosher
1 tsp table salt = 2 tsp Diamond KosherI couldn’t find any info on a shortage or anything but it’s been out of stock at every local store I’ve been to for the past month at least. I finally found some a few days ago at Costco (who were out last time I went) so hopefully the availability is getting better
I just buy the store brand.
Is it because of the Asian market panic buying after the Fukushima water release?
Huh. No shortage of it in my area (PNW).
Wow that explains why i was having such a hard time finding some. I ended up buying a two pack on Amazon for a crazy price - but at least i have salt for the next decade.
