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I'm going back to table salt

(34 Posts)
thatbags Thu 01-Sept-16 21:08:42

Bags reads thread and then goes to google Himalayan salt. Never heard of it. Is it not just good ole sodium chloride?

merlotgran Thu 01-Sept-16 20:51:38

I only use table salt when making bread. You need an exact teaspoonful which is a bit tricky when using a grinder.

GrandmaMoira Thu 01-Sept-16 20:43:24

I must be lucky as I've not had a problem with salt grinders and only use for cooking, never at the table anyway. I admit I have two pepper grinders and one does grind too large.

Coolgran65 Thu 01-Sept-16 20:21:30

I've even got fed up with salt cellars clogging and now use two tiny bowls for table salt and Himalayan salt.

Jalima Thu 01-Sept-16 20:20:17

I find rock salt drenches the food too much and too quickly, I only use a tiny bit of salt from the grinder.

Jalima Thu 01-Sept-16 20:19:04

I like sea salt too, or Himalayan salt which comes in a grinder from Lidl (well, from the Himalayas obviously, via Finland, to Lidl).

Ana Thu 01-Sept-16 20:13:35

I like sea salt because I find you need less than table salt.

suey Thu 01-Sept-16 20:09:19

I agree. The grains in The ground salt are too big and you get a strong taste of salt from them all of a sudden. I stopped using ground salt/sea salt a few years ago.
Incidentally I also started using white pepper as well as black pepper : not all the time but especially on English type food: mashed potato, cabbage, sprouts etc.

overthehill Thu 01-Sept-16 18:18:26

I'm fed up with salt grinders that clog up or stop working all together. I'm going back to an old fashioned salt cellar where you sprinkle a bit on your food. I bought from js a ready filled salt grinder that the cap came off and drenched my food....ah