Brine: Sea Salt vs. Table Salt?

NorCalTDS · Apr 25, 2010

Hey all,

This may be a strange question, but does anyone know if/how I should change the proportions in my brine if I'm using Sea Salt instead of regular Table Salt for a chicken brine?

Sea Salt seems to be a lot "saltier" in my experience, but it's all I have for tonight....

Thanks in advance!

Chef Jim · Apr 25, 2010

Yes, I forget the ratio, but I think you use less. There was a thread on salt last week and a chart was posted on how to calculate the difference.

Ron_L · Apr 25, 2010

There is a conversion chart in the Salt Guide at the Morton Salt web site...

http://www.mortonsalt.com/salt_guide/index.html

BBQ Grail · Apr 25, 2010

Michael Ruhlman's book Ratio has an excellent chapter on brines. Following his example of doing everything by weight instead of measuring cups has made a heck of a difference in how my brines work.

Chef Jim · Apr 25, 2010

Found the thread for salt, http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82890

landarc · Apr 25, 2010

Yes, modify your brines, and all your other recipe cooking to weights and conversions are easier.

NorCalTDS · Apr 25, 2010

Thanks gang... I need to get a kitchen scale!

JiveTurkey · Apr 25, 2010

Here is a nice PDF I found online a while back. Lots of good info for brining.

Redheart · Apr 26, 2010

BBQ Grail said:
Michael Ruhlman's book Ratio has an excellent chapter on brines. Following his example of doing everything by weight instead of measuring cups has made a heck of a difference in how my brines work.

Here! Here!

southernsmoker · Apr 26, 2010

I use 1 cup per gallon. Don't use any salt with iodine.

Phubar · Apr 26, 2010

I use a hard boiled egg and regular table salt,I think it's with iodine.
I can't taste the difference in brine between salt with iodine or seasalt.

SmokinOkie · Apr 26, 2010

Agree with the comments about weight. The size of the salt crystals themselves vary so much, that even the conversion charts aren't "exact".

Scales are cheap enough and really will help in most recipes. I got one for making pizza dough and it helped that recipe a lot.

Russ
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