Looking for a good "Sea Salt" to use, Any Freeper Suggestions? ~Vanity

[GraceG]

I am looking to replace the salt shaker in my house with a "Salt Grinder" type salt shaker and would like any freeper suggestions on what brands or types of sea salt may be the best as well as any warnings on what I may want to avoid.

Here is are some of the per-requisites that i would like with my salt grinder.

1. The Sea salt Must contain Iodine 2. The Sea salt Must contain Selenium 3. The Sea Salt MUST be free of any heavy metals or toxic metals.

I have heard good things about Himalayan sea salt and other "pink sea salt"

Just wondering if any fellow freepers have any suggestions or have done the research.

[Safetgiver]

I have heard good things about Himalayan sea salt and other “pink sea salt” ...Seriously, not being facetious, when did the Himalayas get a sea?

[JFoobar]

You don’t need to grind salt. You grind pepper because it has volatile oils.

Redmond gets salt from Utah Salt Mines. They are good.

http://www.vitacost.com/redmond-realsalt-kosher-salt

[smoky415]

The pink rocks contain over 80 essential minerals including iodine. Tastes great too. You can get it most times at Marshalls or TJMaxx at a discount. Indefinite shelf life so stock up.

[golux]

a little Roman told me.

[Sacajaweau]

I hear good things, too.....about pot, coke, beer, rum....from people who like it.

my daughter in law sells it...it's marketing....like bean sprouts, yogurt, soy milk...

Nothing wrong with my iodized salt...all the course salts are too sharp...literally...

[laplata]

Hmm, Himalayan sea salt. Gotta go check a map on this....

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Uh, the area was once under water. Salt water.

[Sacajaweau]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_salt

[Daffynition]

Just a youthful 180 Million years ago .....some of it comes from Pakistan. The one I buy at Whole Foods is from Nepal.

Himalayan Pink Salt was originally formed from marine fossil deposits over 250 million years ago during the Jurassic era. Harvested from ancient sea beds, this rare and extraordinary salt has been a valuable commodity for centuries. Historically, the Himalayan people used this salt to preserve their fish and meat throughout the year, and every spring they transported the salt to Nepalese valleys for trade. Heavily burdened yaks would carry the salt along narrow sloping paths, mountains, and cliffs in order to sell and exchange the salt for other commodities.

Himalayan Pink Salt is still extracted from mines by hand, according to long-standing tradition, and without the use of any mechanical devices or explosion techniques. After being hand-selected, the salt is then hand-crushed, hand-washed, and dried in the sun. However it should be noted that most of the commercial supply of Himalayan Pink Salt on the market today is currently coming from the mountainous regions of Pakistan.

[miss marmelstein]

That’s why sea salt must be used in small quantities. It really brings out the flavor after everything is cooked and you sprinkle a small amount on top. Or use it with caramel.

[mindburglar]

Salt is a rock, a mineral. Only impurities make it different. Iodine is an additive to NaCl.

If you have an iodine deficiency, then get salt with iodine added. Other than that, salt is salt.

[LonePalm]

Unless you have a VERY refined palate and intend to use it as a final seasoning, don't bother.

I could make you all the dishes you want and you couldn't pick out the dish with the sea salt unless it meets the criteria above.

The chef is here. Good eats for everyone.

'La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.' - Auguste Escoffier
(Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness.)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[TexasRepublic]

Swoosh! Right over her head!

[Anton.Rutter]

Favorite sea salt? Sailing offshore and tossing out a bucket with a line to fill the cookpot.

[smoky415]

The salt was deposited there back when those hills were underwater.

[Daffynition]

>>Other than that, salt is salt.<<

???? I disagree. Learn here..........

http://www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resource/res00000808/kitchen-chemistry-is-all-salt-the-same?cmpid=CMP00000898#!cmpid=CMP00000897

[mindburglar]

You can’t disagree, it’s a fact. Now I have some organic salt to sell you.

[cuz_it_aint_their_money]

Well it looks as if you got plenty of opinions regarding the salt, so how about an opinion regarding the mill.

I would recommend staying away from mills with pot metal grinding disks as the salt tends to cause these disks to rust.
I would also recommend avoiding the plastic grinders as they are intended to be used up and thrown away.

The best salt mill has ceramic disks. They are harder to find and you’ll pay a little more for them, but as the old saying goes... you get what you pay for.

[Daffynition]

LOL.....I stay away from religion thread b/c I *step in it*.....but, but this is a *salt* thread. LOL

Now, I'll have to avoid any salt labyrinth threads. That's not kosher.

[spacejunkie2001]

Grace...do NOT buy salt with iodine in it. This is typically refined (ie stripped of all good nutrients) and then iodine is put back in, and only in a high enough dose to ward off a goiter.

Buy unrefined salt; either Real Salt by Redmond or Selena’s Naturally Celtic Sea Salt.

Buy iodine in the form of either Lugol’s (liquid) or Iodoral (pill) which will give you MILLIGRAMS not MICROGRAMS.

Let me know if you have more questions. There are 2 fantastic books out by Dr. David Brownstein, one is ‘Salt your way to health’ and the other is ‘Iodine, why you need it why you can’t live without it.

[mindburglar]