We are on the hunt for a good salt container. Our current jar of salt from Trader Joe's is impossibly difficult to use; the salt sticks and clumps in the tiny opening. We've oversalted omelets and oatmeal, trying to shake out just a little salt.
We will probably just use one of our many ramekins, but this Bee House saltbox is also very tempting.
We found this ceramic saltbox at Black Ink, a rather well-curated Boston boutique and the sister store of MUT (Museum of Useful Things).
We like how it has a lid; many saltboxes don't have lids, and that is probably fine, but still, we like the look of this one. It's a fairly sizable box, too (6x3.5") so it could be suitable for other kitchen staples.
• Buy the Bee House Saltbox, $22 at Black Ink
Related:
• Another pretty wooden saltbox
• Are your salt and pepper out in the open?
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I started to store my salt in those airtight jars and noticed that the salt suddenly became kind of coarse and clumped together. Sort of like how brown sugar gets. Is this a bad idea?
That saltbox looks really cool but a little pricey for what it is. So saltboxes don't usually have lids, huh? Hmm...
I keep my salt in a sugarbowl with a lid. After a while, I just stopped putting the lid on it. So I think this wouldn't work for me. It's awfully cute, though.
I've got one like Alton Brown's. I know, very original. But I think it works well.
I have the Bee House salt box and it was worth EVERY penny I spent on it. Yes, it is pricey, but worth it. It looks nice, holds a sizable amount of salt, and the lid is GREAT. I like that cooking oils from the stove don't get into the salt and make it grimy, yet that I can still flip the lid and grab my salt with one hand (the lid is on hinges, so no need for a second hand to take the lid off, as in the case of a sugar bowl). Needless to say, I am a HUGE fan...
I love the looks of it.
Emily
It's also totally worth a look on eBay. Either for vintage salt cellars that look like the wall pocket style or a nice heath sugar bowl or similar idea. I really like the beehouse too.
Or, in the timeliness of things, I just saw this:
http://www.remodelista.com/2008/12/16/holiday-gift-spice-block/