It's an old wives tale or does putting a saltine cracker keep your salt shaker from clogging?

Answer 1

No, use rice

Answer 2

The point is to draw moisture away from the salt, thus keeping it dry and not allowing it to cake.
IA saltine would work. But only for as limited time. And it is apt to give off a smell and possibly taint the taste of the salt.
I use a few grains of white rice in the bottom of all my shakers. Seems to work for quite awhile. Every so often when I wash the shakers, I replace the rice.
Reg

Answer 3

Either a saltine cracker or just plain uncooked rice will do it:
Salt absorves humidity from the air, thus becoming clogged. Using another absorbing food (either the cracker or rice) will decrease the absortion of moisture by salt.
(on the long run, change your shaker's contents every couple of months)

Answer 4

Rice works, as do crackers. Both absorb moisture which is what causes the salt to clump up and clog the salt shaker.

Answer 5

HI,,,,, I have seen a cracker used,,,but most people use a small amount of uncooked rice grains in the salt shaker... It prevents the moisture from making the salt lump up and stop up your shaker...

good luck

Answer 6

Yep, I have heard of rice in the salt shaker, piece of bread in the cookie jar and in your brown sugar container, but never a cracker.

Answer 7

How do you get a whole saltine cracker without breaking it in the shaker.?.

Answer 8

The reason for this is that the cracker will absorb any moisture that might collect from the air and clump up the salt.

Rice grains will mix the salt every time the container is shaken which will break up any clumps that formed.

:)

Answer 9

I've never heard that one..but people put a few grains of rice in the shaker for that same reason.

Answer 10

I was told you put a grain of rice or two, and the rice keeps it from pouring out so fast and the rice absorbs whatever moisture in the salt to keep it from binding

Answer 11

don't know what a saltine cracker is but putting a dried pea in your shaker works