How to stop salt from getting damp and sticking together?

Question

I have a problem with plastic bottles of salt. Even though I make sure it's kept in a dry, warm cupboard, it still gets damp and clogs up. Anything I can do?

Answer 1

Put rice in the container. It will keep it from clumping together.

Answer 2

I keep mine in an open salt container, it is shaped so the salt does not go damp and sticky. Mine is by Kernewick pottery (Newquay,Cornwall). They have a shop in the main street opposite the Night Club, not sure what thats called..

Answer 3

Put some rice in the shaker or container,the rice will absorb moisture and is too large to come out with the salt !!

Answer 4

Just put some rice in the bottle, that'll do it! It's what my Mom always did, and I forgot about it when I got my own place, until my salt clumped up! Now I do it too! It works, try it. Have a good day!

Answer 5

you can either toss in a few dry beans or a small handful of rice grains. this will absorb the moisture and usually will not shake out into your food. and try not keep it warm cool and dry is the best way to store salt.

Answer 6

Put some uncooked rice in with your salt and that will keep the humidity from making your salt stick together.

Answer 7

Place some uncooked rice in with the salt. It will not stick together at all. Hope this helps!!!

Answer 8

stop using salt

or put a few grains of rice in the salt shaker.

Answer 9

If it is table salt it should already contain a harmless additive to keep it dry.If you want an obvious answer keep it a dry area.Achemical used to keep salt dry is calcium chloride,CaCl2

Answer 10

Put a cracker in the salt shaker. I just put half a saltine cracker in my salt shaker. Works great.