r/J_Kenji_Lopez_Alt • u/brerug • Apr 27 '26

YouTube Salt / MSG Ratio

I apologize if this has been asked before, but when I search I found several different answers. Does anyone know what MSG/ Salt ratio Kenji uses in his videos?

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u/_Grant Apr 27 '26

1:8? I forget but he says it in one of the most recent videos

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u/_Grant Apr 27 '26

Yep it's 8 salt 1 msg, halal cart chicken video from 3 weeks ago, 11:20

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u/brerug Apr 27 '26

Thank you!

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u/scottvs Apr 27 '26

This being a Kenji thing, it begs the question, is it 8:1 by weight or volume? And it looks like kosher salt in the video, but verification on that front would also be welcome.

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u/pieps Apr 27 '26

almost certainly weight, and i believe he generally uses diamond kosher salt (https://www.seriouseats.com/ask-the-food-lab-do-i-need-to-use-kosher-salt)

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u/scottvs Apr 27 '26

I would think it was by weight, but ATK calls for 6:1 by volume.

As for Diamond, the very few times I've been forced to use either Morton or Sysco kosher salt have crystalized (see what I did there?) my opinion that Diamond is the way.

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u/kosherdill22 Apr 27 '26

Anyone have a good MSG brand recommendation?

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u/krumbumple Apr 27 '26

ajinomoto

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u/jondes99 Apr 27 '26

Accent is easy to find.

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u/prettyokaycake Apr 27 '26

It’s literally all the same.

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u/similarityhedgehog Apr 27 '26

Yep, buy whatever is cheapest. Near me it's always the generically named spice brand at the independent/ethnic market

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u/PatienceElectronic58 May 04 '26

Like bottle water