Table Salt
Table salt weighs 292g per cup, but kosher salt is much lighter: Diamond Crystal at 136g per cup, Morton's at 241g. This difference is critical in baking. When an American recipe says 'salt' without specifying, it usually means Diamond Crystal kosher salt. Always check which salt type the recipe uses, especially for bread baking where salt content affects yeast activity.
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03 // WHY IT MATTERS
If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.
A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.
Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.
The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.