early_riser@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoCould I theoretically grind up one of those pink salt lamps and use it to season my food?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareCould I theoretically grind up one of those pink salt lamps and use it to season my food?early_riser@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoIt’s salt. What sort of pathogen is capable of living on it to begin with? Edit: I guess the concern would more likely be some kind of chemical contaminant from the mining process, which I suppose could be helped by washing.
minus-squareTIEPilot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours agoLead contamination or other heavy metals (chromium freaks me out). I wasn’t too worried about pathogens/virus/bacteria/fungus as like you say its salt. Its been a preservative for 1000’s of years :)
minus-squareTIEPilot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoOh another great point, never considered they would varnish it. Makes sense as salt can easily break up so for shipping it would track
It’s salt. What sort of pathogen is capable of living on it to begin with?Edit: I guess the concern would more likely be some kind of chemical contaminant from the mining process, which I suppose could be helped by washing.
Lead contamination or other heavy metals (chromium freaks me out). I wasn’t too worried about pathogens/virus/bacteria/fungus as like you say its salt. Its been a preservative for 1000’s of years :)
Varnish. Resin.
Oh another great point, never considered they would varnish it. Makes sense as salt can easily break up so for shipping it would track