Are you using SALT wrong? Celebrity chef reveals the MAJOR mistakes that everyone is making with ‘the most important ingredient in the kitchen’

A celebrity chef has exposed the common mistakes almost everyone makes with salt and revealed the basic mistakes that are likely leaving your dishes with a disappointing taste.

Meredith Hayden, 28, is a private chef from New York City who rose to fame while documenting her work life in the Hamptons, where she was busy preparing meals for designer Joseph Altuzarra.

She regularly shows off her cooking skills and leaves foodies full of advice on social media, where she is known @wishbonekitchen and has amassed more than 1.1 million followers.

Recently, the chef took to Instagram to address the mistakes people make in the kitchen, especially when using essential spices.

In a viral video that has racked up more than 21,000 likes so far, Meredith describes the four types of salt to use when cooking, while sharing the best ways to season your food.

Meredith Hayden, 28, is a celebrity chef who has revealed the different types of salt and the mistakes people make when seasoning their food

She regularly shows off her cooking skills and leaves foodies full of advice on social media, where she is known as @wishbonekitchen and has amassed more than 1.1 million followers

She captioned the clip: “Let’s talk about salt, perhaps the most important ingredient in your kitchen.”

The chef noted that while most people use a salt shaker to season their food, you should do it with your fingers.

‘I have a theory that it is physically impossible to bring your food up to the level you need if you use a salt shaker.

‘You should put your salt in a bowl so that you can grab it with your fingers, because that’s the only way you’ll get enough salt.

“If you stand there with a shaker, you’re never going to salt your food enough because it’s going to take too long,” she explained.

After giving viewers her top salt trip, she then explained the different types of salts in her kitchen and what she uses them for.

“Have you ever made a recipe and wondered why it specifically calls for diamond kosher salt? Well, today we’re going to talk about it,” she said as she sat behind kosher salt, sea salt, Maldon and unrefined salt.

She began describing diamond kosher salt as she labeled it “universally accepted by chefs as the gold standard.”

‘It is very affordable and requires minimal processing. The only ingredient here is salt.

“That’s why chefs choose diamond kosher as the salt they use and the reason they specify it in the recipe is because a tablespoon of diamond kosher will be different than a tablespoon of any other type of salt,” she explained.

Meredith added that if you have any type of salt in your kitchen, it should be diamond kosher.

However, when seasoning meat, the celebrity chef revealed that she prefers ultra-fine sea salt.

In a viral video that has racked up more than 21,000 likes to date, Meredith describes the four types of salt and why you shouldn’t use a salt shaker to season your meals

‘Larger grains of salt do not adhere to meat. That’s why I like to use ultra-fine sea salt to season my meat.

“I wouldn’t use this to flavor pasta water or to season anything where the salt is just going to dissolve because that texture doesn’t really matter,” she added.

And if texture is a factor, the chef confessed that she reaches for Maldon salt, which is a little more expensive than the other options but gives your food an extra kick.

“If texture does matter, the moment you’re done eating is when I reach for flaky sea salt. Maldon is not cheap, this is very expensive.

‘It’s expensive because you’re paying for the texture, you want to see those granules and feel them in your mouth. So you really only want to use this when you’re done eating and throw it on top as a final step,” the private chef explains.

Finally, she revealed that if she wants to finish a dish with salt on it but doesn’t want the texture, she’ll reach for unrefined sea salt, which comes from Italy.

The chef and content creator admitted, “Don’t feel like you have to go out and buy sea salt harvested on the coast of Italy.”

At the end of the clip, she added, “To reiterate, you don’t need all four of these salts, you just need diamond kosher salt.”