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I do not recommend doing this.

Each time I washed it salt would recrystallize as it dried, so after 3 washes I decided to soak it in a lot of water which resolved that.

Then I went to use the salt and without any salt build up it poured out way quicker and ruined my breakfast.

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[–] jared@mander.xyz 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Didn't grandma tell you to put rice in the shaker?

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

It keeps the salt dry and prevents clumping up. The rice ~~absorbs moisture quicker~~ binds moisture more effectively than the salt.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Like putting a slice of bread in with your cookies.

[–] redlemace@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What? How long do your cookies last? (We measure it in minutes at most)

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

This guy cookies

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Never tried that

I don't have issues with clumping, but I do salt boiling water so there was buildup around the holes.

I just washed it because the shaker top was looking gross.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 months ago

The solution (heh) here is to pour some salt into a dish or your hand for salting the water, instead of exposing the shaker to steam.

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Salty buildup around ones holes is never good.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 7 months ago

Salt soaks up moisture much much quicker than rice. Rice just avoids clumping mechanically.