Bulk salt for salt bars?

[Paintguru]

Anyone have any good bulk sources for fine salt to use in salt bars? I'm getting a little sick of just buying 26 oz sizes at the grocery store since a batch can take up almost one whole container. My CostCo didn't have it, and Gordon's Food Supply had 25 lb bags of iodized salt.

 

[Obsidian]

I get 3lb boxes of canning and pickling salt at the local grocery store. Its very fine and makes a nice bar.

 

[judymoody]

Try WSP?

 

[Paintguru]

Try WSP?

Their cheapest is still more expensive than the smaller 26oz container at the local grocery store.

 

[paillo]

San Francisco Salt Company is totally my go-to. http://www.sfbsc.com/ . Love the variety, it's usually free shipping, and turnaround time is really, really fast. Also check out Midwest Salt Company, sometimes they have fantastic sales.

 

[soap_rat]

Your Gordon's had big bags of salt? Mine didn't! What's wrong with it being iodized, aren't your 26-oz containers iodized? I've been using iodized except for my last purchase, where I found salt for the same price as Aldi, $.39, at a different shop, and it is not iodized. Canning salt is more $/lb than the Aldi table salt.

Thanks for the leads, Paillo I will check those out. I'm also thinking about contacting Morton Salt to ask how I get a 50-lb bag. Or talking to Menard's, a DIY store that I noticed had lots of 50-lb bags of other Morton salt products, maybe I can do a special order.

A trick I've developed for the round containers is to ignore the paper-covered metal spout and use a mat knife to cut a WIDE triangle into the cardboard. I also shake the salt vigorously before cutting it open. This way it pours out much faster and I don't stab myself dealing with the spout. I also learned that pouring into a shallow container lets me deal with any clumps much better.

 

[cmzaha]

San Francisco Salt Company is totally my go-to. http://www.sfbsc.com/ . Love the variety, it's usually free shipping, and turnaround time is really, really fast. Also check out Midwest Salt Company, sometimes they have fantastic sales.

This is where I purchase all my salt. They are a fantastic company and very fast shipping. There is one more company I can think of off the top of my head which is Salt Works, but I still prefer SFSC

 

[Paintguru]

Your Gordon's had big bags of salt? Mine didn't! What's wrong with it being iodized, aren't your 26-oz containers iodized?

I've been getting the non-iodized 26-oz containers. I wasn't sure if it really mattered or not. As you say, it probably doesn't and I should just grab the bags at Gordon's. We do have Menards here as well so I may check them out too.

It seems like the SF salt company is more of a specialty place with gourmet salts.

 

[soap_rat]

Paintguru, at Menard's I've only seen salt pellets and chunks, I just thought maybe I could ask them to put a big bag of table salt in the next shipment since obviously a truck is coming from a salt distributor. I still can't believe your Gordon's has salt and mine doesn't, is the salt right by the other spices? That's where I looked. They also didn't have any coconut or palm oils.

I looked at SFSC and didn't see any table salt either.

 

[Paintguru]

Paintguru, at Menard's I've only seen salt pellets and chunks, I just thought maybe I could ask them to put a big bag of table salt in the next shipment since obviously a truck is coming from a salt distributor. I still can't believe your Gordon's has salt and mine doesn't, is the salt right by the other spices? That's where I looked. They also didn't have any coconut or palm oils.

I looked at SFSC and didn't see any table salt either.

Yeah it was in the spices area. Paper 25 lb bag.

 

[soap_rat]

Thanks. I'll call them and see if they do have it at mine and I missed it, or can order it.

 

[cmzaha]

It seems like the SF salt company is more of a specialty place with gourmet salts.[/QUOTE]

True they do not carry just plain salt. I like sea salts for my soaps