Salt and Pepper (shake, cheap, dish, corn)

[Zyngawf]

On unmarked salt and pepper shakers, one has more holes than the other. Which is salt, which is pepper?

[SATX56]

I would think one with more numerous holes and maybe smaller would be for pepper.

[stan4]

Salt has more holes. Pepper has larger and fewer holes.

[elnina]

That's obviously is not only your dilemma...
Which goes in the shaker with more holes -- salt or pepper?

I would think that numerous small holes are more suitable for salt ( yeah! that ionized, uniform, "fine", white, cheap, table salt ).

[Gerania]

Pick one and stick with it!

Salt ‘n peppa debate | overstated

[jtur88]

Get a pepper grinder and use whole pepper corns. Keep your salt in a little bowl and serve it by the pinch.

I hate salt shakers, its impossible to control how much I use. If I have a shaker provided for me, I shake the correct amount out into my hand, and then throw it on the food or apply it by the pinch.

[elnina]

^^^ I agree. I observed people using salt shakers were shaking... and shaking... and shaking, without even tasting the dish first. Mindless and habitually.

[JustJulia]

My husband and I are diametrically opposed. He says salt needs fewer holes, I say pepper does.

[Zyngawf]

Originally Posted by stan4

Salt has more holes. Pepper has larger and fewer holes.

All holes are the same size.

[BadgerGrl]

Salt has more holes. My set has 3 holes on the salt, 2 on pepper. Not sure if there's any reasoning behind it.