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Scott > wrote in news:heimdall-
:

> In article >,
> Steve Calvin > wrote:
>
>> I use a salt grinder as well. A word of caution however. A "normal"
>> peppermill with metal insides will not work with salt, for too long
>> anyhow. The salt will corrode the metal over the course of time. Get
>> a mill that was made specifically for salt.
>
> Do you use a salt grinder in order to break apart clumping salt? I've
> otherwise never understood why people use it--just-ground salt isn't
> fresher, like pepper would be.

I use a salt grinder at the table because the sea salt I buy is the size
of small rock salt, coarser than what I would like to sprinkle on food.
I keep a dish of the sea salt near the stove and use it in its original
form for cooking.

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Wayne in Phoenix

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