cybercat wrote:
> "anon k" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>> ...season with a little kosher salt...
>> What's the advantage in using kosher salt here?
>
> For Sheldon, the advantage is that he is a Jew.
>
> Kosher salt differs from regular salt in that it is coarse and it is
> blessed.

No, it isn't normally blessed, it's just coarse and low-quality because
it's used for drawing the blood out of meat during the koshering process!

Coarse salt is a touch easier to grab with your fingertips, and is good
for texturing salt-crusted and salt-sprinkled dishes, so I wondered if
he wanted to keep the salt localized in spots. It seemed an unusual
need for a roast.

But then all of the TV chefs seem to specify kosher salt for absolutely
everything now, even if it's going to be dissolved. Maybe they're in
partnership with the kosher salt industry.