Best moisture proof Salt Shaker

[chrisr]

we don't use much salt (it's bad for ya don't cha know !)...but rice has worked perfectly well for us for years n years

cheers,

[kryg]

Excellent tip thanks, I never knew or heard of Flaked salt! I found out they are available in Australian supper markets as well.

Originally Posted by Dockhead

The eternal probem in a boat galley.


I know only two effective solutions --


1. "Flaksalt" -- flaked salt, as available in Denmark and Sweden -- grains too coarse to melt down too much in the humidity


2. Kosher salt in a salt grinder.


Take your pick. Rice in the salt bin only works shortly.

[sailorboy1]

Originally Posted by mvweebles

I sure wish people would include their location on threads like these. If you're not in south Florida or lower, the techniques may be borderline useless. Rainy season is very difficult

Ok

My rice (shaker half rice and half salt) has worked fine from Maine to the the Florida Keys, the Gulf of Mexico to Mississippi, , and the Bahamas, in the normal regular glass shaker

[CaptTom]

For the record, S Florida doesn't have a monopoly on humidity. True, they take it to an art form in summer, but it happens anywhere on the water. Up here in Maine we get condensation on every surface when the temperature drops below the daytime due point. Oh, and have you heard about our fog?

[SaltyMetals]

I would suggest one thing better. In addition to using a salt grinder for large grain sea salt you should get a pair of salt & pepper which grind and exit the product at the TOP. That way you do not get grains of salt/ pepper on the table and in yr storage location.
Andrew

[Dogscout]

I only use Pink Himalayan Sea Salt. You should to.

[ranger58sb]

For table-top, we use store-bought pre-filled one-time-use grinders. McCormick, preferably.

Pepper too, and the grinders allows some choice in courseness.

Then we also keep a few small picnic-size disposable shakers on hand too, more for cooking...

-Chris

[Manateeman]

Gracious posters. The manatee crew is astounded by the breath and technical depth of the responses.
We are very appreciative to all who have responded.
Our sincere thanks.
Mark and his manatee crew loyal admirers of mademoiselle Julia Child.

[carlosproa]

Originally Posted by mvweebles

I sure wish people would include their location on threads like these. If you're not in south Florida or lower, the techniques may be borderline useless. Rainy season is very difficult.

Salt tends to clump beneath the top and clog the holes. My opinion is that rice doesn't absorb moisture, but it knocks the clumps down....to a point.

Salt cellar seems to work reasonably well in my outdoor kitchen in St Pete FL. I have also used a vintage metal shaker that I can store over the stove vent to heat it up to dry the Salt (it clumps, but is easily agitated into a fresh stare)

Peter

There is a shaker with the lid having little indentations like nails. If you do half rice and half salt plus this lid, here in Miami it works well.

[dfelsent]

My mom is a rice in the shaker person. Carolina Enriched Rice

But ,,
Basmati? Jasmine? Sushi? Arborio? Brown long grain? Par cooked? Brown short grain? Thai red rice? Carnaroli? Minnesota wild rice?
Harvested mechanically or by hand?

Come on gang!!

[Nord Sal]

I like flaked salt. Lots of it.

I keep it in a wooden container. Works well.

It was all one big lump one time after being away from the boat for six months. No problem. Bang the container two or three times and it was all flakes again.

[ChrisPuget]

Salt grinder. Remove salt from grinder if needed and cook salt in fry pan to drive out water, reload.

[blinkerfluid]

I keep our salt shakers in a sealable hard container with a reusable dessicant pack to absorb any moisture that gets in whenever I open it. We're in the bahamas at the moment and it seems to be working fine.

https://www.target.com/p/oxo-pop-1-7...r/-/A-15295147
Something like that.

[Tonali99]

Originally Posted by Manateeman

Our Rubbermaid flip top salt and pepper shakers have worked well for many years. The salt lost its top. Vintage Rubbermaid sets are available but are used.
I do not like to use rice. The Tupperware sets ? maybe...but I’m not impressed.
The camping sets are way too small.
Is there a set that will really work perfectly for living aboard.
Thanks for replies.
Mark and the manatee crew.

Do you use spices to season your food? Save the used container for salt. Do not shake the salt over a boiling pot. Last for years. Mine did and still does a fine job. Goes for pepper too.

[Mohrland20]

Originally Posted by bstreep

We've been using these on the boat for at least 10 years. We've also given them as gifts, and we use them at our family beach house. The ONLY thing that's really worked well. We've NEVER had a problem. Even after our boat sat for 2 years after hurricane damage, the salt flowed perfectly. Can't more highly recommend a product: https://www.amazon.com/Trudeau-Salt-...s%2C222&sr=8-2

...we use the same and are very happy with them! We cruse in the Pacific Northwest.