Smoked Sea Salt

As I continue on my journey to become proficient in smoking foods, I came across a recipe that called for smoked salt.  I could't find any at the local grocery stores so I did some research to see what would be involved in making it myself.  It turns out that making smoked salt is quite easy but does take some time.  Since making this, I have used it on in several dishes and it adds a nice smokey flavor.

I made my smoked salt using a cold smoke method.  I filled my A-maze-n smoke tube with hickory pellets and placed it into a unlit smoker.

Printable Recipe

Ingredients
1 cup Sea Salt

Directions
Pour salt into a pie plate or other small baking pan.  Be sure to spread out the salt as much as possible.  Place the pan in a smoker or grill with smoke tube inside.  Smoke salt until it reaches the desired color and concentration.

I smoked my salt for a total of 6 hours, stirring every 30 minutes.