Salt Equivalent Measures
Table salt and kosher salt do not have the same saltiness in a flavor brine when measured by volume, but they do when measured by weight.
Table salt weighs about 10 ounces per cup, while kosher salt weighs 5-8 ounces per cup, depending on the brand. If using kosher salt in a brine, you must use more than a cup to achieve the same salt flavor you would get from a cup of table salt.
Table Salt | 1 cup |
Morton Kosher Salt | 1-1/2 cups |
Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt | 2 cups |
What if you're using something other than Morton Kosher or Diamond Crystal Kosher salt? Regardless of the type of salt - sea salt, canning and pickling salt, or any other brand of kosher salt - just measure 10 ounces of it on a kitchen scale, and you will have the equivalent of 1 cup of table salt.
Notes:
1 cup = 16 Tablespoons
1 oz = 32 grams
10 oz =320 grams
Grams | Table salt | Morton Kosher | Diamond Crystal
20 | 1 T | 1 1/3 T = 4t | 2 T
15 | 3/4 T=2 1/4t| 1T | 1 1/2 T
10 | 1/2 T=1 1/2t| 2/3 T = 2t | 1 T
Recipes that don't specify a specific brand of kosher salt tend to use the Diamond Crystal Kosher volume measurements.
Feb 1 2013 ETA: I just noticed the amounts in the table from the Virtual Bullet for Morton Kosher don't match the results from their weighing. It should be 1-1/3 cup, not 1-1/2 cup if you go by their weight.