We need help to settle a debate in my family regarding a darling set of new shakers I got for my birthday...
...they are 2 ceramic kitty cats, one is an upright gray tabby cat w/3 holes and the other one is a reclining orange tabby cat w/2 holes. The debate going on in my family is this: Which one is for salt, and which one is for pepper? Can you provide any insight for us?
2006-12-13 10:04:15 · 8 answers · asked by L S 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Three holes for salt, two holes for pepper!!
2006-12-13 10:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's your call.... the International Guild of Professional Butlers asserts that salt shakers generally have larger and fewer holes to accommodate the larger, heavier grains that flow faster than pepper, although they do admit there is no manufacturing standard. One web site indicated there seem to be two distinct camps in this matter -- the "Flow" camp and the "Flavor" camp. The Flow camp preaches that pepper grains are larger than salt grains and hence need more holes to equalize the flow between the two condiments. Interestingly enough, I found this same argument reversed on several sites, which claimed that salt is coarser than pepper and thus goes in the shaker with more holes. Guess it depends on the types of salt and pepper you are using. Some people think that since people tend to use more salt than pepper, the salt should go in the shaker with more holes. Of course, if you are one of many people on a salt-restricted diet, this solution may not make sense for you.
2016-05-23 21:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to wonder that myself but I have been told that the one for salt has more holes because more people use salt, the people who use salt use more of it than pepper. Some people would consider pepper "spicy" and therefore want to limit the amount. Too bad for a pepper lover like myself
2006-12-13 10:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by derby.grrl333 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The 3 holes one is for pepper, and the 2 holed one is for salt.
2006-12-13 10:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by surfer grl 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
usually the shakers will have a p and a s somewhere on the shaker so you can tell but since you asked...the shaker with threee holes is usually for the salt since you need more salt on food than pepper. hope it helps you settle the debate
2006-12-13 10:07:55 · answer #5 · answered by swtpea8181 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
3 holes pepper since pepper doesn't flow so fast
2006-12-15 06:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three holes - salt
Two holes - pepper
2006-12-14 06:06:52 · answer #7 · answered by muckrake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 holes = salt
2 holes = pepper
2006-12-13 10:08:39 · answer #8 · answered by capnemo 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋