why is my salt grinder broken?

[bimble]

This is the bottoms of my salt & pepper set.

Observe that salt is plastic mechanism & the pepper is metal.


is that why the pepper is fine but the salt one stopped working many moons ago ?

I thought it stopped working because all the salt granules got damp with the lovely summer weather.
Was thinking to replace the salt with new dry salt and add some rice grains in, but would i then end up grinding uncooked rice onto my foods?
please advise.
Is it broken just cos it's plastic and therefore crap?

hope everyone's having as exciting a weekend as me.

 

[bimble]

ooh maybe its not plastic but ceramic.

Pepper Mill vs. Salt Mill: What's the Difference? - Holar | Taiwan Kitchenware & Houseware Expert Supplier

The primary difference between salt mill and pepper mill is the grinding mechanism. The most 3 common grinders are Ceramic, Stainless Steel and Carbon Steel.

www.holar.com.tw

 

[platinumsage]

Freshly ground pepper is great, quite different to the powdered stuff. However salt is just salt, and doesn’t release flavour when ground so is better off being dispensed from a salt shaker.

 

[two sheds]

Planned obsolescence

 

[A380]

They all do that. I’ve got a cupboard full.

 

[dessiato]

You could just get a shaker, but I’m not a fan of them because some of my salts are only available in large-ish crystals. I use a metal toothed grinder similar to your pepper grinder for my grey, pink, and smoked salts. My black salt is in flakes and I don’t have a grinder for it.

 

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[bimble]

My black salt

what is going on .

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I just put a box of sea salt into a kilner jar - that keeps it dry and it lasts forever.

 

[two sheds]

I bought a kilo jar of salt by mistake three or four years ago and I don''t actually ever use salt so I think it's still unopened.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I bought a kilo jar of salt by mistake three or four years ago and I don''t actually ever use salt so I think it's still unopened.

Give the council highways department a ring to see if they'll buy it off you for use this winter.

 

[dessiato]

what is going on .

I have pink, smoked, black, grey, fine, and kosher salts. Different flavours for different purposes.

 

[Mogden]

Salt grinders are plastic or ceramic because of corrosion hence the different materials. I gave up on salt grinders a long time ago and just use Maldon

 

[dessiato]

Salt grinders are plastic or ceramic because of corrosion hence the different materials. I gave up on salt grinders a long time ago and just use Maldon

Mine have steel grinders, I’ve always got on with them.

 

[bimble]

Salt grinders are plastic or ceramic because of corrosion hence the different materials. I gave up on salt grinders a long time ago and just use Maldon

And sort of crush it between your fingers to sprinkle?

 

[platinumsage]

Just get Saxa or own-brand fine salt, no need to grind or crush it.

 

[Mogden]

Mine have steel grinders, I’ve always got on with them.

Depends on the price bracket. No doubt I've said this on here before. Peugeot were making coffee grinders before they made cars and still make salt and pepper grinders but they come at a price so metal ones do exist, just at a cost.

 

[Mogden]

And sort of crush it between your fingers to sprinkle?

Yep. It's much more expensive than table salt and more than rock salt but factor in the price of umpteen rubbish grinders and I'll stick to Maldon.

 

[bimble]

Just get Saxa or own-brand fine salt, no need to grind or crush it.

oh me too, for the cooking salt, but its nice to have a bit of texture for the sprinking on top kind.

 

[moose]

Depends on the price bracket. No doubt I've said this on here before. Peugeot were making coffee grinders before they made cars and still make salt and pepper grinders but they come at a price so metal ones do exist, just at a cost.

They're a bit disappointing these days, not as good as they were. My last one only lasted about 8 years the previous lasted over 40.

 

[Saul Goodman]

Just get Saxa or own-brand fine salt, no need to grind or crush it.

I find evaporating the sea works well.

 

[two sheds]

just not around an outfall pipe

 

[klang]

They're a bit disappointing these days, not as good as they were. My last one only lasted about 8 years the previous lasted over 40.

they should have life time warranty

 

[two sheds]

they do - it's for the life of the salt grinder

 

[hitmouse]

I have pink, smoked, black, grey, fine, and kosher salts. Different flavours for different purposes.

What's going on with your treyf salts?

 

[dessiato]

What's going on with your treyf salts?

My treyf salt? I use it for fermentation, pickling, or brining.

 

[bimble]

What is kosher salt?

 

[Epona]

What is kosher salt?

The US term for unprocessed sea salt

 

[bimble]

Aha . It’s just salt.

 

[hitmouse]

I've also just found that wikipedia article. Shame, for a moment there I was convinced that dess either had special salts that were extracted straight from the Red Sea under the supervision of a rabbi, or else was using "kosher salt" as distinct from a large collection of bacon-based salts or something.