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    • Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt
    • Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt
    • Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt
    • Applewood Smoked Salt 5oz Bag - Fine Grain - San Francisco Salt Company

    Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt

    Regular Price $16.38

    Sweet Wood-Fired Flavor. Zero Artificial Shortcuts. 

    Step away from the bitter, artificial taste of liquid smoke. At San Francisco Salt Company, our in-house culinary team believes that true flavor takes time, technique, and authentic ingredients.

    Our Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt starts with premium, all-natural sea salt and slowly cold-smoke it over real, untreated Applewood. By carefully managing the airflow and maintaining low temperatures (cold-smoking), it prevents the salt crystals from breaking down. Instead, the salt acts like a sponge, naturally absorbing the sweet, fruity, and mild smoke profile of the burning fruitwood. The result is a beautifully balanced, savory-sweet flavor that perfectly complements lighter meats and vegetables.

    Ingredients:

    Smoked sea salt. This product does not supply Iodide a necessary nutrient

     

    The Science of Grain:

    • Fine Grain: This is your secret ingredient. Dissolves rapidly into marinades, BBQ sauces, and glazes, or use it as a foundational layer in a sweet-and-smoky pork dry rub.

    • Coarse Grain: Designed for finishing and texture. Perfect for a ceramic salt mill, creating a robust crust on a roasted chicken, or sprinkling over caramels and desserts for a complex flavor contrast.

     

    The SF Salt Cold-Smoked Standard:

    • 100% Real Applewood Smoke: A naturally sweet and fruity smoke profile. No liquid smoke, no chemical dyes, no artificial additives.

    • The Perfect Pairing: Unbeatable on pork, poultry, fish, roasted root vegetables, and even chocolate desserts.

    • Clean Label Promise: Kosher Certified, Organic compliant, non-GMO compliant, Gluten-free, BPA-free, Free of PFAS, non-bioengineered, Allergen-free, and Pesticide-free

    • Zero Additives: Contains no additives, carriers, processing aids, and preservatives

    • Kosher Certified: Meets strict dietary and technical compliance standards.

    • Validated Quality: Sourced, processed, and packaged to SQF Food Safety and Quality code standard

     

    Scaling Your Brand? (Wholesale & Bulk):

    Are you developing a new BBQ sauce, a gourmet snack line, or a signature restaurant dish? We are the strategic flavor partner for commercial pitmasters, batch manufacturers, and culinary artisans. You can purchase our Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt in bulk directly on this page with free shipping on orders up to 400lbs or contact our customer service team to coordinate customized freight solutions for orders over 400lbs.

     

    Cold-smoked over real Applewood, the same wood that pairs naturally with pork and orchard fruits. No liquid smoke, no artificial flavoring. Fine grain only; no Coarse variant.

    Weight: 2 lb. Refill Bag
    40 lb. Case

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    FAQs

    Light, slightly sweet, and faintly fruity. Applewood is the gentlest of our four smoked salts. The smoke is present but not assertive. It adds complexity without competition. If you've been hesitant about smoked salts because you find heavy smoke overwhelming, Applewood is the right starting point.

    Hickory is bold, assertive, and bacon-forward, the classic American BBQ smoke. Applewood is mild, sweet, and gently fruity. They're designed for different applications: Hickory for beef, bold BBQ, and strong-flavored dishes; Applewood for pork, seafood, cocktails, desserts, and anything where you want smoke as a finishing whisper rather than a statement.

    Yes, and it's one of our most popular applications for this salt. Applewood's light, sweet smoke creates a genuinely interesting rim for margaritas, mezcal cocktails, and whiskey sours. The sweetness complements citrus, the smoke adds intrigue. Our customers specifically mention the margarita rim application in reviews.

    Yes. The sweet, fruity character of Applewood makes it one of the few smoked salts that works on desserts. Try it on salted caramel sauce, dark chocolate bark, apple tarts, or smoked caramel ice cream. A small pinch is usually enough, the smoke flavor concentrates quickly on sweet foods.

    Pork (its traditional wood pairing), cocktail rims, seafood, cheese (aged cheddar, gouda), desserts with caramel or chocolate, apple and pear preparations, and roasted squash. For beef and bold BBQ applications, Hickory or Alderwood will give you more appropriate smoke intensity.

    No. Our Applewood Cold-Smoked Sea Salt is 100% naturally smoked. It goes through a specialized cold-smoking process that exposes pure sea salt crystals directly to the smoke of burning Applewood. There are zero artificial flavors, liquid smoke sprays, or chemical colorants used in our facility.

    Absolutely. Authentic, naturally smoked salt is a massive differentiator for commercial BBQ, snack brands, and sauce manufacturers. You can purchase in bulk directly on this page with free shipping on orders up to 400lbs or contact our customer service team for orders over 400lbs to coordinate freight.

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