"Fries ought to be crisp on the outside and soft and mushy on the inside. But it's the sodium hit, which flirts with the thin line between perfectly salted and over-salted that ensures that you keep reaching for just a few more fries until the box is empty. While you may get the occasional bag of soggy fries at McDonald's, they're almost always perfectly salted - and now you can recreate that same sodium hit at home using one simple trick."
"From table and kosher to black and sea, the salt we consume comes in various shapes and crystal sizes. At home, it's likely you're using regular table salt or kosher salt for your fries. These are designed to be of a certain coarseness, so you don't end up over-salting dishes by mistake. McDonald's, on the other hand, uses extra-fine salt for their fries. You can either find these in stores under the label "popcorn fries" or make your own at home."
"The size of crystals also impacts flavor. The more easily salt dissolves on the surface of our tongue, the saltier and tastier our tongue believes the food is. Fine crystals dissolve more easily, giving McDonald's fries that distinctive sodium hit."
"Even if you skip the McDonald's drive-thru, you can treat yourself to perfectly salted fries at home - McDonald's fries aren't what they used to be anyway. While you could level-up your fries by investing in the salt that makes movie theater popcorn so delicious, the fact is that popcorn salt is ridiculously easy to make at home. All you need to do is take some kosher salt or iodized table salt and blitz them in a blender or coffee grinder until the grains are ultra-fine."
Fries are best when crisp outside and soft inside, with salt providing the key “sodium hit” that keeps people eating. Salt comes in different crystal shapes and sizes, and crystal size affects how quickly salt dissolves on the tongue. Extra-fine salt dissolves more easily, making food taste saltier and more satisfying. McDonald’s fries are typically salted with extra-fine salt, which can be found as “popcorn fries” salt or made at home. Popcorn salt is made by blending kosher salt or iodized table salt until grains become ultra-fine. Using this salt can recreate the distinctive flavor intensity on fries and other foods.
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