What kinds of metals are good for a salt shaker?
What kinds of kinds metals are good for a salt shaker? Are there metals which will react with the salt in them to cause either the shaker to corrode or ruin the salt (eg. cause caking etc.)
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Stainless steel is usually best, as it won't react with salt or salty water. It's best to avoid other steels, although you may have some luck with aluminium as long as the shaker remains dry.
High-end salt grinders use ceramic grinding elements rather than steel ones to minimise the erosion caused by the salt.
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How do you clean a copper salt shaker?
Some people swear by ketchup or lemon juice. Others advise using salt, flour and vinegar, with about 1 teaspoon of salt, \xbd cup of vinegar and enough flour to make a paste. Either way, rub it on, wait a few minutes and rub again, then rinse and dry.How do you clean salt off silver?
Salt is extremely corrosive to silver, so it should always be emptied out of containers. Wash the container in a gentle soap solution and dry thoroughly. If the silver is damaged and corroded, soaking it in ammonia for 5-minute intervals may restore it. If all else fails, it will have to be replated by a silversmith.Why is my salt shaker Green?
it sounds like salt-bloom from salt being stored in them. Over time the salt absorbs moisture and leeches the copper from the alloy forming a hard crusty deposit. I would immerse the item in hot water and let it soak a bit (I have even boiled pieces to remove the scale). If not vinagar may disolve it.How do you remove a silver salt shaker?
Online forums also casually suggested using white vinegar. And magically that did the trick! I soaked the top of the salt shaker (upside down in a very small jug) in white vinegar overnight and hey presto, the next morning is easily unscrewed.Salt Shakers
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