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Does this salt make my ass look big?
Having come to cooking late in life... read that as "got divorced and had to learn about cooking, or be prepared to live out my life on carry-out food" ... I've only just learned about Maldon Salt.
As I understand it, it's used primarily as a "finishing" salt.  So, you're not really using it IN the baking or cooking, but you'll use it at the plating stage, where it will add to the texture/crunch of the meal.  Sprinkle it generously on desserts, caramel, vegetables or meat.
Maldon is an English flake sea salt, with a grand history of making it's way to the east crossing deserts on the backs of dromedary camels.  It has a large flat surface, making it easy to stick to foods.
I have learned, too, that salt is not just salt.  Morton's Kosher salt is twice as "salty" as Diamond Crystal Kosher salt.  So when your recipe calls for 1 teaspoon, or 1 cup of kosher salt.... it will taste completely differently depending on which brand you choose. Who knew!?
Fortunately, I live mere blocks away from Evanston's The Spice House, which has a wealth of different salts (and plenty of other spices) to experiment with.
Buon Appetito!
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