Ironwood Gourmet 28577 Himalayan Double Swivel Salt Cellar, Acacia Woo

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Ring-bearer box and gourmet saltI bought the salt box as a ring-bearer's box and as a nice box to hold some gourmet salt that we were gifted.It's a beautiful box - the bottom appears to be made from a single piece of wood, instead of two pieces (a hollow cylinder and disk). It took some work to get the adhesive sticker off. I used some mineral oil that I use to condition my butcher's block, and it brought out the beautiful wood tones in the box.The lid is just a little bit loose, and it's not an airtight seal. I live in an arid climate now, but if I were still living in high humidity, I believe the salt would clump up quickly.Overall, it's beautiful and satisfies the purposes I had for it, but I would not say I was blown away4You get what you pay for.This item arrived, and I was eager to unpack it. Unfortunately, it's a wooden lid loosely screwed to a cheaply-made box. Spend a bit more and get a quality wooden salt cellar.1Who knew having a salt box would be so fun to use when cookingWho knew having a salt box would be so fun to use when cooking? I feel like Emeril Lagasse in the kitchen - just add a pinch of salt - BAM!Box is made with quality wood and has nice natural color. Nice product at a great value.5Acacia? Acacia doesn't stink.Bought the salt cellar. The wood is too soft- I don't think it's acacia. It also smells bad and nothing I've ever bought that was made from acacia has smelled. I have to use it to keep my salt dry until I can get to the US & buy one in person.I just hope it doesn't make my salt stink but suspect it might.1Beautiful salt box, but too bigThis salt box is beautiful, but it is pretty large and takes up a lot of space on my country or spice shelf. Also, it doesn't have a magnetic lock like other salt boxes with a swivel lid typically have. But if you have the space and like a pretty object, go for it. It works perfectly well.3Salt cellarAll the whiney nonsense about unsightly visible pivot screw is overblown. The lid swivels smoothly, the wood handsome, the counter sunk screw of little interest.5IckyHad a strong order, afraid to put salt in there. Cheep and very poorly made1Smells like wood stainVERY strong smell of wood stain. I cannot imagine putting salt into this container. Did I miss something in the description???? Is this not intended for food? This smells like chemicals. I d never put anything edible in it.Also, the swivel part of the lid is just a screw in the top it s not aesthetically appealing at all.1good for grindingRegarding Ironwood Acacia Wooden Mortar & Pestle, Here is why this particular mortar & pestle are worth your consideration: If you are going to use this wooden device in the kitchen, (as opposed to just putting it on display), it is good for grinding. I have visited about 4 major well known stores, and checked out about 10 different wooden motars (on line as well), and none of the wooden mortars had the features for which mortars are really used. This mortar did have the important features: (1) the pestle tip is nice and wide, about 2.5 inch diameter, angled. This makes it practical to grind things. (2) The mortar has a wide opening, 4 inches diameter, yet it is not too deep. The depth is about 1.5 to 1.75 inches, and the depression or inner surface is round. So if you want to crush, say seeds, then you have practical access to do so. (3) the top end of the pestle is comfortable to handle firmly, which is important if you want to really crush things in there; the handle is about 4 inches on length. 80% of the wooden mortars that I have seen were either too small, the pestle was too thin, or the mortar was so deep that it would not be practical to use for small crushing jobs. Believe me, if you want to crush more, you will probably just want to buy a mortar with a 10 or 16 inch diameter, and you'll need major muscle to actually crush something. In such case, I would just use a food processor. One more point that people do not seem to get: although wood is not the perfect material for grinding (because you need to be carefull to crush mostly dry ingredients, and because the wooden surface is rather smooth) -- wood could possibly be the most inert material to use if you care about health. Companies that sell metal, stone, earthen ware, or marble materials, do not tell you the chemical makeup of the material. When you grind food, small bits of the mortar and pestle actually come off and get into your foods. These amounts are really very tiny. So if you get some extremely tiny amount of the wood in your diet, that is usually perfectly fine. This is not necesarily the case with metals or stones. Unless the mortar manufacturer specifically certifies the quality of the material in writing, you do not know what bits of the material you are ingesting. For example, metal and stone mortars will enrich your food with certain minerals and possibly some heavy metals. Some of these minerals, like calcium, are okay. But you really cannot be sure if some of these materials contain excess amounts of poisonous lead, cadmium, etc. Even tiny amounts of lead or heavy metals can actually make you less healthy. That is why I chose a wooden mortar. Wood does not guaranty that you will not encounter something bad, but Wood does not typically contain such heavy metals. I look for a mortar which is not coated with paints or varnishes-- because as you may have guessed, these also end up in your food when you grind with the mortar and pestle. My only negative point about this mortar is that it is not made of one solid piece of wood. This could be a problem, because the parts will eventually split apart if you are not carefull to only grind seeds, dry herbs, and low-moisture items. Though I do wash it with soapy water quickly and immediately dry it after each use. The thing about it not being from a single piece of wood, is also that some kind of cement or glue must have been used to put the pieces together, so go figure what's in there. A word to the wise: if you use a wooden mortar, you might consider not grinding strong tasting things in there like garlic, cinnamon, or cloves, because you will get that flavor in you next grind session. I usually grind seeds and some spices which are not too strong, and use a hand-held garlic press for the garlic. Then I mix everything later in a separate bowl. If you really are not concerned about ingesting stone, then a big earthen ware or volcanic stone with a wide pestle tip - would be more practical than a wooden one. It all depends on your interests. For food, I shoot for a good piece of wood mortar. I am writing this review because this is the type of review that I wanted to find when I was looking for a motar and pestle. So now there is one, if you are still reading it. One last note: I use the mortar to grind small bits of ingredients, so I will not have to pull out my food processor and then have to clean all the parts. Be aware that you really need a bit of vigorous and controlled muscle action to grind things with a mortar. Strength & patients is needed with tougher ingredients, like flax seeds. If you have pains or carpal tunnel syndrome, then maybe a mortar is not your best option. But a typical little coffee grinder is not necessarily appropriate for grinding certain foods, so that is why I now have a wooden mortar & pestle as well. My coffee grinder instructions say not to grind oily seeds, like flax or peanuts. There is a reason for that! Good luck in your search!5Beautiful and GiftableWe use this thing every single day and we don t take care of it at all and four years later it still looks new and opens and closes smoothly. We love it so much we gave it as a gift along with some gourmet salt. Our house gets humid in the winter and the salt doesn t cake. Definitely recommend5

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Ironwood Gourmet 28577 Himalayan Double Swivel Salt Cellar, Acacia Wood

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