You got caught in a downpour while shopping and the salt you just bought got wet, so this is no reason to dispose of the white powder immediately. In the following article we describe in detail how you can easily get the salt dry and free-flowing again.

Wet salt can easily be dried

Rice draws moisture from the salt

Our grandmothers kept table salt dry by adding a few grains of rice to the salt shaker. If the salt has only become slightly damp, this old trick still works very well. The rice removes some of the moisture from the crystals so that they can be sprinkled again without lumps.

Allow salt to air dry

This might be the easiest method:

  1. Place the wet salt in a thin layer in a large bowl or on a baking sheet.
  2. Put everything near the heater.
  3. Stir the salt frequently until it is completely dry.
  4. Then pour into a tightly sealed container.

Dry salt in the oven

It's quicker than in the air if you line a baking tray with baking paper, put the salt on it and dry it in the oven. To do this, switch on the lowest temperature and leave the oven door ajar by clamping a wooden spoon. After a few hours, the white powder has dried.

Dry salt in the microwave

If you have a microwave oven, you can dry the salt in it very quickly.

  1. Put the salt in a suitable bowl and put everything in the appliance. # Dry the white powder in minute increments on the lowest setting.
  2. Stir frequently to ensure all moisture is removed.

The dry salt clumps

If the salt is no longer pourable after drying, it can be easily pulverized again:

  1. Put the salt in a freezer bag, squeeze out the air and seal the bag.
  2. Roll a rolling pin over the crystals in the bag several times.

Smaller lumps can be crushed with a mortar or used in a salt mill.

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The fact that salt remains free-flowing is due to the flow aids it contains. If the crystals clump together, you can be sure that no chemical additives have been added to them.

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