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Morning all.

Prime outdoor cooking weather out there and thinking about the weekend cook up.

Anyone got a good UK substitute for the ubiquitous Kosher Salt we see in so many US recipes?

Seems the granules are bigger than table salt but smaller than top notch sea salt.

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks

I went to a BBQ demo at a local garden centre a couple of weeks back and the chef was really complimenting Maldon Sea Salt, not sure of particle size, but might be worth a try?

+1 for Maldon Salt, I use rakes of it and I've always substituted it for Kosher salt.
It comes in flaky crystals about the size of Panko breadcrumbs.

+1 for maldon - I give it a little grindy pinch as I add it

You can buy kosher salt in uk from www.weschenfelder.co.uk 5kg bag £6.50 and 25kg bag £18.75 hope this helps I've been using it in our sauages for some time it's nice salt

I think table salt is double kosher, so use half tsp table per tsp of kosher.
Salt is pretty much the same really so no point in spending loads on posh stuff, especially when you are adding rubs, smoke, bbq sauce, etc. You won't tell the difference.

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Thanks everyone.

I've got some Maldon kicking around so will give that a try. Just picked up my first full brisket weighing in at 17 lbs. Looking forward to getting it prepped and rubbed. To be honest I'm a little nervous. This thing is HUGE!

PBC did a great job on a leg of lamb last weekend but I have always wanted to cook the daddy of all barbecue

17lb? Crack on!! lol.

Good luck with it. Recently did my first full packer and the gang loved it. The downside is burgers & sausages wont satisfy the masses anymore lol

It was more like 13 lbs by the time it was all trimmed up and ready to go. Did it in the PBC in only 6 hours. Wrapped it after three and a half hours. Let it sit in a cooler for two hours wrapped in towels. It was fantastic.
I used Meathead's Big Bad Beef Rub (which comes out quite peppery for young children).
Did some burnt ends last night and ate so many I could hardly sleep.
Just ordered a Boston Butt for this weekend.
Got an NHS health check this morning. Hate to think what they are going to say...
HG.

Maldons IS kosher salt