You can get sea salt at most grocery stores now. The thing about it is that it's usually extra fine, so a little goes a longer way than normal table salt.
I can tell the difference if I taste one and then the other right together, by themselves, but have never been able to see a difference in cooking.
'any difference'
about 2 bucks....
I agree with your post: There is a difference between table and sea salt. In taste, texture, and cooking.