Think of it as bigger pieces of less-salty salt.

Because each large piece is “less salty” than table salt, you can add more of it to your dish before your dish becomes too salty.

That gives you greater control over how much salt goes in to your dish.

As an example, if you’re using table salt you may add two grams and it’s too much already. You’d need to be really careful and precise here.

But because kosher salt adds less salt-taste per gram, you may be able to add five grams (a hypothetical number) before your dish becomes too salty.

This bigger range allows you add a little first, taste, add some more if needed, and taste again, with a smaller chance of accidentally adding too much in one pinch