Substitute for Salt
What it does in a recipe: The master seasoning: volume varies wildly by crystal shape, weight never lies.
3 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.
Morton kosher salt (for table salt)
per 1 tsp table salt
Morton kosher flakes are slightly less dense than table salt.
What changes: Slightly milder by volume
Diamond Crystal kosher (for table salt)
per 1 tsp table salt
Diamond's large hollow flakes are half the density of table salt.
What changes: Much milder by volume — famous for seasoning control
Any salt, by weight
per any volume of a different salt
When a recipe is fussy, weigh it: all salts swap 1:1 by weight.
What changes: Nothing — this is the precise path
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Common questions
- What can I use instead of Salt?
- Morton kosher salt (for table salt): 1 1/4 tsp Morton kosher. Any salt, by weight: 1:1 by weight — grams never lie between salt types.
- What is the exact ratio to substitute Salt?
- Morton kosher salt (for table salt) (per 1 tsp table salt) — US: 1 1/4 tsp Morton kosher. Metric: 6 g Morton kosher.
- What changes when you substitute Salt?
- Slightly milder by volume. Much milder by volume — famous for seasoning control.
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