# Screw you, McCormick sea salt grinder marketers **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 22, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360 "2011-06-22T00:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/61 "2011-06-26T10:47:33Z")
> [@Jamicat](#): > > SALT SALT… > > What about trying to get peppercorns WITHOUT THE GRINDER!!! :mad: > > I have my own grinder and I want a peppercorn mix, and bought 3 types of pepper to make it. > > I am forced now to buy 3 types of pepper imprisoned in their own grinder of cheap plastic, while my expensive metal/glass one goes unused. > > ( I used the same type grinder for Sea Salt but the Salt killed it. ☹ ) Penzey’s [Four Peppercorn Blend](http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysfourpepp.html). You can thank me by buying two and sending one to me. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/62 "2011-06-26T11:10:33Z")
> [@Scylla](#): > > Zassenhaus, bitch! Only the Germans would develop such an efficient way of dealing with groundhogs. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/63 "2011-06-26T11:31:22Z")
I buy pickling salt because it’s just salt, not salt with stuff added to it like regular table salt. But it’s a bit chunky, so I put it in a recycled Walnut Ridge barbecue spice grinder. Easy off top, easy to refill. No idea where I bought it and I don’t even recognize the brand name, so it must have been on sale somewhere, but the little plastic grinder parts seem to be working just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Nancarrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/64 "2011-06-26T12:12:03Z")
> [@Shalmanese](#): > > Salt is an inert mineral. It makes no difference whether it’s “freshly ground” or ground 10 years ago. Ditch the grinder and get a salt pig. I never cease to be amazed at the state of the art in genetic engineering. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/65 "2011-06-26T12:22:42Z")
> [@brainstall](#): > > I buy pickling salt because it’s just salt, not salt with stuff added to it like regular table salt. But it’s a bit chunky, so I put it in a recycled Walnut Ridge barbecue spice grinder. Easy off top, easy to refill. No idea where I bought it and I don’t even recognize the brand name, so it must have been on sale somewhere, but the little plastic grinder parts seem to be working just fine. What does regular table salt (without iodine) have added to it? The ingredient list on mine is rather lacking in any sort of additives. ---
**Author:** ![artemis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@artemis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/artemis)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/66 "2011-06-26T15:39:00Z")
A small amount of an anti-caking agent is usually added to table salt, so it doesn’t clump up in the salt shaker during humid weather (hence the old Morton’s slogan “when it rains, it pours”). Pickling salts don’t have any anti-caking agents added, because they can cause foods being canned or pickled to discolor. Wikipedia can [tell you more](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt) ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/67 "2011-06-26T18:35:09Z")
I can’t believe no one has recommended [this](http://www.google.com/products/catalog?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=Himalayan+salt+lamp&cid=10672971128385568603&ei=oXoHTpSNCZLEiATl4snVBg&sa=image&ved=0CCEQ8gI) yet- a Himalayan Salt Lamp! > [@](#): > > The soft soothing illumination of the glowing light will create an enchanting environment that will freshen and clean the air, inspire your imagination and awaken your senses Use it as the centerpiece of your table to create that ‘enchanting environment’. Feel better yet? Good! Now keep a hammer and chisel handy- when your salt grinder gets empty, just chip a chunk off of your lamp for a refill. Voila! Or, if you’re in a hurry, you can just lick the fucker. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/68 "2011-06-26T18:45:24Z")
> [@artemis](#): > > (hence the old Morton’s slogan “when it rains, it pours”). So _that’s_ what it means! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/69 "2011-06-26T19:07:12Z")
I have [these](http://www.thedesigntown.com/products/3490/G%E2%80%99Rabbit-Salt-and-Pepper-Grinders--.asp), which I got cheap at a kitchen outlet shop. They work fine, and have done for several years. Do you have any ethnic shops nearby? I get all my spices at the Chinese supermarket- much cheaper, and no excess packaging. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/70 "2011-06-26T20:43:45Z")
> [@irishgirl](#): > > Do you have any ethnic shops nearby? I get all my spices at the Chinese supermarket- much cheaper, and no excess packaging. If all else fails, [Penzeys](http://www.penzeys.com/) is your friend. If everything is going very well, Penzeys is your friend. If all you have is day-old shoe leather and stagnant water, Penzeys is your friend. If you can dream it, they can spice it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/71 "2011-06-26T21:01:26Z")
How radioactive is Japanese sea salt now a days? Where does McCormick get the sea salt? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360/72 "2011-06-26T21:41:04Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > How radioactive is Japanese sea salt now a days? Where does McCormick get the sea salt? I hear Godzilla soup is rather bland. Mock Gamera Soup, on the other hand, is quite tasty. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360.md?page=3)