Can you refill it with Pink Himalayan Crystal salt from the bulk bin at the store. The kind which is ground finer, for consumption
1551946
I'm not sure, but I think you would want bigger crystals so they wouldn't "melt" so fast. Sometimes specialty stores or Whole Foods has the larger Pink Himalayan salt crystals.
1551947
The salt which is for consumption is of a higher quality. Yep, higher quality. That being said, if you use Himalayan salt which is small - it likely won't only fall through the small air inlet holes on the bottom, but would likely absorb the humidity in the air and clump up clogging up the holes. Which would result in making it useless. Folks have had great benefits from the coarsely ground salt. So that's what I would stick with.
1551948
Hello Iris, I am in agreement with the other answers -you might be able to (possibly) use the finer grained Himalayan sea salt (not the regular salt sold in grocery stores). However, the directions said,"not to shake the comtainer". If you decide to try the finer grains, be careful not to shake the container, and/or wait until the "salt has settled". Also, if you want peace of mind, simply use the medium or larger chunks of the Himalayan pink sea salt!
1551949
I wouldn't recommend it, It's meant for medium rock salt, it has little holes on the bottom to take in the air when you use it, So I think with the fine salt it would then be a salt shaker instead of what it's intended for.It comes with a small bag of rock salt. use about half of it. it lasts for a few months...
1551950
Yes you can use the pink salt from the store like whole foods or natural stores. Just make sure that you get the course chunks of salt rather than the fine grains or they will fall right through the holes.
2216113
This salt is probably too small to be ground. It is only a bit larger than table salt, and it's more of a flaky shape.
123053
yes, but be gentle--it melts in very readily with little resistance, requiring a light touch. you may notice the lack of saltiness, you may also notice the greasiness from using too much by accident.
2104649
I use the Hawaiian Red, but I get crystals that are similar in size to other sea salts, not sure if a finer crystal would work, but would not believe it could damage the grinder/
589781
It is ceramic. About half the enclosed bag is needed to fill it so in a sense there is extra. I don't know if specific refills are sold, but pink Himalaya salt is readily available.
1758510
This container is refillable. But you'll want to refill it with Himalayan Salt. Table salt won't provide the same benefits.
838704
I buy the refills. You can use a reusable plastic tray but you have to make sure the crystal you use will work properly
867807
Yes, this grinder should be able to handle the course pink Himalayan salt. I use mine for sea salt and Alaea Red Hawaiian Salt.
1338341
NO!!! I don't understand why people are saying you can. The box clearly states "do not use salt crystals in your pepper mill"
247079
It can probably grind other things. You can open it and refill so I'm sure you can grind something else. It does come with salt.
1054252
You can do this yourself by choosing your type of salt crystals, and put in it a mortal and pestle or a grinder (I use a Cuisinart coffee grinder) and pulse it until it is ground into as fine of a grain or a powder as you like. This salt just takes much effort out of it. Most people (myself included) do not like to have noticeable granules of salt on their popcorn or roasted nuts which using normal table salt produces. This salt does have tricalcium phosphate in it.
585079
When you buy the kit, you get a bag of salt and you only use a third of it. The salts do not get replaced often at all, not looking at box now, but only replace like about once every 6 months to year I remember reading from someone or somewhere.
1637793
Yes there is a plug you can take out so you dump out the old salt and add fresh as needed.
1712815
I haven't ground almonds yet but I have ground oats and Himalayan salt. It ground the oatmeal almost as finely as what I've purchased from the grocery store. The Himalayan salt chunks, ground into an extremely fine powder, almost too fine. Also, it seems like there's not a lot of variation from fine to course. It all seems about the same. One more important thing.... you have to take it apart EVERY TIME YOU USE IT! If you don't take it apart, stuff will be all stuck up inside the grinder and it may get all disgusting. It's not difficult, but it's a hassle.
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As long as you shake it once in a while it is okay. When mine got crystals, I just took a stick and stirred it up and crushed the crystals and they dissolved back into the mixture and it was fine.
2164309
Yes there is salt inside and they said it was Himalayan. Though I don't really know
870066
The Celtic salt is often wet in the bag, and is soft, so it does not work well in a grinder. If you plan to use a salt grinder, choose the dry, hard Himalayan.