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I read some posts from people wanting to know how to compare different kinds of salt.
The following may be useful  -
                                                      Density of the salt                     (microns)
Type of salt                               lbs/cu.ft              g/ml                    crystal size

Morton
Top Flake Coarse                       57-61                .91-.98                       870

Top flake Topping                      60-64                 .96-1.03                     550

Top flake Fine                            62-69                .98-.110                      370

Cargill/Alberger
coarse topping                           33-41

Alberger flake                             44-48

Alberger special flake                 45-54

Diamond crystal kosher              33-41

alberger fine                               44-83

alberger fine flake                       51-57

I hope this helps someone.  It showed me the importance of measuring by weight when possible.
source: Morton/Cargill

Good Post.

I'm still looking to source some non-iodized flaked salt. All I can seem to get it small boxes of it at the grocery store..

Wayne, maybe someone up by the lake makes some food grade flake salt? I mean, they mine thousands of tons of the stuff up there.

Cleveland does actively mine a huge salt deposit. 
But that does not seem to translate to finding what i need at Sam's or Costco.

Maybe i need to find a local factory outlet for Mortons...

If you are near a city try a bakery supply wholesaler, you might need to get 50 lbs, but salt is pretty cheap

Wayne I believe Dairy Connections Sells flaked salt. Yes they do! I thought I bought it there.

Here

They sell thing in the commercial end they don't sell in the hobby section too. I saw a lot of stuff when they toured me around not on the hobby site. Hobby is just for smaller packages.

Just seems counter intuitive to sit directly on top of one the worlds largest salt deposits, and then pay shipping to have salt shipped in from Wisconsin.



Kinda like living in Napa Valley Ca., and ordering grapes to be trucked in from Washington state

Did you try Cargill? 2400 Ships Channel (216) 651-7200.

Or see if GFS in Strongsville has it in stock or will order it for you. They carry other Cargill products. It's just up the street, I think same spot where the old Home Depot used to be years ago.

8789 Pearl Rd.
Strongsville, OH 44136
440-243-5749

When I was staitioned in Hawaii we I lived next door to the sugar mill (awful smell but cheap rent) and we had to have sugar shipped in from Calfifornia

I have been using "Morton's Pickling Salt" with excellent results.  It is produced to dissolve quickly for making pickling brine.  Inadvertently it works with cheese and costs about $1 per pound.

Quote from: Wolfgang on March 14, 2010, 12:37:07 AM
I have been using "Morton's Pickling Salt" with excellent results.  It is produced to dissolve quickly for making pickling brine.  Inadvertently it works with cheese and costs about $1 per pound.

I picked up a bunch of that at seasons end really cheap at WalMart it does disolve almost as fast as it hits the water.