topic Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers in Kitchen

?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

Mz iMac — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 00:39:42 GMT

I use "fine" sea salt. For some reason the sea salt gets moist inside the shaker no matter where I place the shaker around the kitchen & dining room.

#1 - How much/many uncooked rice grains do you put inside the shaker?

#2 - Do you put all the uncooked rice grains at the bottom, all at the top or mix it throughout the shaker?

My salt shaker is approximately 4 inches tall.

Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

shoptheQ — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:15:04 GMT

I add about 1/2 teaspoon rice to the bottom of my salt shaker.

Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

BornToShop — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:36:59 GMT

I live in the deep south of Florida & have done so the past 20 years. I use coarse sea salt or kosher salt with about a Tablespoon of rice, any kind. No issues or problems & that's in a good sized shaker; 5" x 4.

Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

Mz iMac — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:56:47 GMT

@BornToShop

Do you add the salt at the bottom of the shaker like the OP who responded before you?

Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

Kachina624 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 03:26:52 GMT

It doesn't matter where you put the rice as it's going to mix with the salt as soon as it's turned upside down.

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spud188 — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:34:59 GMT

What a great hint,I have a hard time with salt in my camper.Thanks

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2blonde — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:47:08 GMT

I'm 66 years old, and I still remember my mother always put rice in the salt shaker (that was before A/C, so you can imagine how damp the air was in the summer). I have tried it with and without the rice, and I definitely notice a difference with the rice. It doesn't matter where you put it because it tends to rise to the top once you shake it (my shaker is clear glass). I don't measure it......just throw it in there so it's maybe 1/4 of the shaker.

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Nightowlz — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:32:23 GMT

Never heard of this. I use Himalayan Sea Salt. It still has the minerals in it. When the shaker gets to the bottom of the jar sometimes I have to tap the shaker on the cabinet to loosen the salt during the humid months.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:59:19 GMT

I think it's primarily something that's necessary in HUMID climates. I always noticed when I used to travel the world scuba-diving. I visited a lot of humid climates and always saw some rice in salt shakers.

Now I mostly, except for baking, use Kosher salt. I keep an olive-wood covered salt container plus my back-up is in Lock & Lock. Since I don't live in a humid climate I've never had it stick together.

Re: ?s Regarding "RICE" inside salt shakers

BornToShop — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 01:31:52 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@BornToShop

Do you add the salt at the bottom of the shaker like the OP who responded before you?

Nope, there are no no rules; the rice gets mixed in as you use it. In fact, I just added more salt to my shaker as it was getting low. I change out the rice about every 2 months or so.