What kind of salt?

[ron forst]

When you guys mix up a batch of sausage, and use something other than a package mix, do you use iodized table salt, or do you use canning salt? I need to do about 75 pounds of deer/pork smoke sausage tomorrow night and the thought just crossed my mind if I have enough salt or could I use canning /pickling salt.

 

[Dutch]

Ron-The majority of us use kosher, canning/pickling or sea salt for sausages. Some will say the iodized salt will change the taste of the sausage. I haven't used iodized salt in years so I can't tell you from first hand experience.

Good luck on the sausage making!

 

[alblancher]

I believe we all use some type of non-iodized salt.  Measure salt by weight and don't worry about kosher or table or whatever.

 

[venture]

Like Al said?  Non iodized.  Then by weight or know your salt well if you choose to measure by volume.  By weight is much better.  But many recipes leave you hanging on that one.

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[sprky]

I use Kosher or sea salt

 

[werdwolf]

For me around here pickling salt since it is cheaper than the others, and I can't tell a difference when they are in the sausage with all of the other flavors.

 

[chef jimmyj]

Kosher in Sausage or when Cooking...Fine Sea Salt at the Table...JJ

 

[diggingdogfarm]

I use canning salt, kosher is un-necessarily more expensive, IMHO.

 

[chef jimmyj]

What are you guys paying for Salt?...Here in central PA there is only an 80 Cent difference, for a 4 lb box...I guess that would add up if you were putting out a Ton of Sausage a week...The biggest problem is the canning salt can be harder to find...JJ

 

[diggingdogfarm]

I'm north central PA.

It's not a big difference in price, but a penny saved is a penny earned. :biggrin:
I haven't found an advantage to paying more for kosher salt.

Canning salt is about .44 a pound, kosher .74-.76...that's in grocery store quantities.

 

[solaryellow]

I use kosher salt and measure by weight.

 

[DanMcG]

I use what I have on hand and go by weight. There's a big difference between kosher and canning, weight wise.