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Fine Sea Salt
Clean and briny with a slightly softer edge than table salt.
Lens analyzedFine sea salt is evaporated from seawater and ground to small, uniform granules, closer in size to table salt than to flaky finishing salt. Its fine texture dissolves quickly into batters, doughs, and sauces where you want even seasoning rather than a crunchy bite. Many bakers prefer it because the small crystals measure consistently by volume.
Where it comes from
Sea salt production goes back to coastal communities that dried seawater in shallow pans long before mining brought inland rock salt to market. The fine grind sold in most supermarkets today is a modern compromise: it keeps the mineral character of sea salt but measures and dissolves the way table salt does.
Buying it
Check the label for added anti-caking agents or iodine if you want a plainer product, and give the container a shake to confirm the crystals flow freely rather than clumping.
Storing it
Store it in a dry, sealed container in the pantry; moisture is the only real threat, since salt itself doesn't spoil.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
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