Great Value Plain Salt, 26 oz

We don't consume this (unionized) salt. It goes in the laundry room for adding to white loads %26 maybe a pinch in the colors/dark fabrics. Salt softens your wash water, making more suds %26 aiding deep cleaning. Also 1 box goes in the kitchen for adding to vinegar when cleansing pans. In the yard, patio %26 garden, I use salt to kill weeds, stop ants %26 prevent grass from growing between flagstones! Just the tip of the iceberg!

My Honest Review of the Most Basic Thing Ever: Salt I purchased this salt because, in a moment of profound culinary panic, I realized my fancy sea salt grinder was empty. I needed a reliable backup, a salt I could count on in a storm. This Great Value canister is exactly that: a no-nonsense, straightforward friend in my spice cabinet. Let's be clear, this is salt. It tastes salty. The grains are fine and uniform, perfect for dissolving into soups, pasta water, or for baking where precise measurement matters. It pours easily without clumping, which is the main thing I ask of a salt. It does its job without any pretension or need for a backstory about which cliffside it was harvested from. Now, for the "con," if you can even call it that: It is aggressively plain. If you're used to the subtle texture and slight minerality of kosher or sea salt for finishing a steak, this won't provide that same experience. It's a utility player, not a star forward. For everyday cooking where salt is a team ingredient, not the soloist, it's perfect. The 26-ounce plastic canister is lightweight and has a convenient flip-top lid for one-handed shaking. It feels like it will last a good long while, and my hope is that it stays dry and pourable until the very last grain. If you're staring at this listing wondering if store-brand plain salt is somehow inferior, let me put your mind at ease. Sodium chloride is sodium chloride. This is a massive amount of it for very little money, and it will make your food taste better. Sometimes, the simplest solution is the best one. This salt is a humble workhorse, and every kitchen needs one.