Comments on: What Is The Best Salt? Our “Special Salt” Apparently

By: Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth

Emily @ Under$1000PerMonth — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:13:40 +0000

I pay about four times the price of regular salt for sea salt, but it is still only $1.50.

By: You Can Be Too Frugal | A Self Sufficient Life

You Can Be Too Frugal | A Self Sufficient Life — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:33:49 +0000

[...] September I threw caution to the wind, and cash at the checkout girl and bought Special Salt. Oh how I paid for my extravagance. Still it is delightful! And, I do not [...]

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:50:21 +0000

Okay, so I feel like a fraud, but I shall justify my massive salt indulgence as follows; for six euros I got enough super posh malden sea salt to last me years as it shall only be used on the occasional batch of chips and salad. All my cooking is still done with a tiny amount of el cheapo budget sea salt! And yes, after several years of buying very little that was not on the ‘totally necessary’ list, I went mad and bought special salt.

And, you know what – that plate of fish and chips tasted divine even if Mr DB could not tell the difference!

By: mary

mary — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:11:16 +0000

Well, I use kosher salt and really don’t like regular salt. There is a difference in taste and texture. Kosher costs more than regular and I still buy it. I’ve used sea salt, but it didn’t seem that much more tasty than kosher so I never bought it again. However, salt is pretty important to cooking so if you really find the “special” salt tastes better, then I say go for it. But you have to be honest and ask yourself was this really just a case of “I want it and I’m going to have it, no matter what”.

By: Mr.Dirty Boots

Mr.Dirty Boots — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:26:13 +0000

Almostgotit

Ah, a sympathiser, thank you. Now, you have me intrigued about the woodash, what were all the Many Creative Things?

By: Almostgotit

Almostgotit — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:53:49 +0000

Very funny post, and I snort in derision right along with you.

Moreover, How LOVELY your website is, and I’m so impressed each time I come (which isn’t nearly often enough!)

Thought of you recently as I did Many Creative Things with several very large bins of leftover woodstove ash. Helpful indeed.

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:38:46 +0000

Jan – Yes, what is it with the salt here? Have found the only way to keep salt ‘mobile’ is to keep it in a box instead of anything with holes – works a treat I don’t know why you’d think it would get damp and claggy but it doesn’t. I would have liked shoes (it was my birthday) but I really couldn’t justify new shoes for faffing about on the mountain and I got myself nice new shiny wellies last year

Goo – I must dig out his elf hat and send him off to the coast!

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:34:48 +0000

I needed to spend some money, he wanted fish and chips for his supper (which I very kindly made) so I thought it would be nice to have special salt just like my posh mum likes to use. And it did taste delightful & was crumbly & will last years since I now do not need to share the posh box of special salt with him!

It was that or new shoes!

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:49:13 +0000

If Mrs DB has found salt that actually comes out through the holes in the salt pot, then it’s worth any amount of money! Other than that I would have gone for the new shoes as I haven’t had any for ages.

By: Goo

Goo — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:41:37 +0000

I’m slightly disappointed that you haven’t both hitched a lift down to your nearest costa, with the largest paella pans you can find tucked under your arms, ready to harvest your own sea salt.

Time to find your inner elf Mr Dirtyboots!