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**1. What's a Salt Shaker?**
A salt shaker is just a little container to sprinkle salt on your food. You usually see them on tables or when someone's making food. It has a top with little holes to shake the salt out.
**2. What It's Made Of**
A usual salt shaker has these parts:
* **Body:** This is where the salt goes. It can be glass, plastic, ceramic, wood, or metal.
* **Top:** This has the holes. The size and how they're placed changes how the salt comes out.
* **How it closes:** It might twist, screw on, snap on, or just lift off so you can add more salt.
* **Extras:** Some have stuff inside to soak up wetness, tops you can change, or come with a matching pepper shaker.
**3. What It's Made From**
| Material | What It's like | Good Points | Bad Points |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------ | :------------------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------- |
| Glass | See-through, classic | Easy to see how much salt is left | Breaks easy |
| Ceramic | Looks nice, feels solid | Fancy, doesn't get wet inside easy | Can't see inside, breaks |
| Metal (Steel, Aluminum) | Looks new, strong | Lasts long, looks cool | Can get rusty if it gets wet |
| Plastic (Acrylic, something) | Light, cheap | Won't break, comes in all colors | Can get scratched or look bad after a while |
| Wood | Looks natural, old-timey | Pretty, one-of-a-kind | Gets wet inside, gotta take care of it |
**4. The Holes**
* Tiny holes: For regular table salt.
* Big holes: For chunky salt.
* Tops that turn: So you can pick how much salt comes out.
* How many holes: Usually 3 to 5 for salt.
*Fun fact: Some places have salt shakers with fewer holes than pepper shakers, and other places do the opposite!*
**5. Kinds of Salt Shakers**
* **Normal table shakers:** Plain, for eating at Ssalt Shaker.
* **Fancy shakers:** Look like art, people gather them, often for holidays or just for fun.
* **Shakers you can change:** Tops that spin, so you can change the hole size.
* **Shakers that don't get wet inside:** Have stuff inside to stop the salt clumping.
* **Two-in-one shakers:** Salt and pepper together.
* **Shakers you can refill:** Easy to open and add more salt.
**6. How to Use It**
* Put salt in it (make sure it's dry).
* Look at the hole size to know how much salt will come out.
* Shake it easy over your food.
* Keep it in a dry place so the salt doesn't clump.
**7. Taking Care of It**
* Clean it now and then: Take out the salt and wash it with soap and warm water.
* Make sure it's dry before you put more salt in.
* Keep it away from wet places.
* See if metal or ceramic ones have rust or stuff on them.
* Change the top if it gets loose.
**8. Keeping it Clean and Safe**
* Don't share it between plates of food.
* Don't use it with wet hands.
* Only use dry salt.
* If you put something other than salt in it, put a label on it.
**9. Back in Time**
* Long ago: Salt was in bowls, and people used a spoon.
* Early 1900s: Salt that didn't clump up came out, and someone made the shaker.
* Mid-1900s: Pretty shakers were things people liked to collect.
* Now: They can be simple or artistic, good for the Earth, and easy to refill.
**10. Cool Stuff**
* Rice stops clumping.
* People collect them; they can be anything from animals to places.
* Fancy places use bowls or grinders instead of shakers.
* The number of holes changes; there's no rule.
**11. Other Things to Use**
* Salt bowls: Little open bowls with spoons.
* Salt grinders: Turn rocks into salt.
* Pinch bowls: For when you want to grab salt with your fingers.
**12. Good for the Earth and Useful Tips**
* Refill the shakers.
* Get glass or wood ones.
* Don't use the little salt packets.
* Have a shaker for each salt.
A salt shaker is just a little container to sprinkle salt on your food. You usually see them on tables or when someone's making food. It has a top with little holes to shake the salt out.
**2. What It's Made Of**
A usual salt shaker has these parts:
* **Body:** This is where the salt goes. It can be glass, plastic, ceramic, wood, or metal.
* **Top:** This has the holes. The size and how they're placed changes how the salt comes out.
* **How it closes:** It might twist, screw on, snap on, or just lift off so you can add more salt.
* **Extras:** Some have stuff inside to soak up wetness, tops you can change, or come with a matching pepper shaker.
**3. What It's Made From**
| Material | What It's like | Good Points | Bad Points |
| :---------------------------- | :------------------------------ | :------------------------------------ | :--------------------------------------------------- |
| Glass | See-through, classic | Easy to see how much salt is left | Breaks easy |
| Ceramic | Looks nice, feels solid | Fancy, doesn't get wet inside easy | Can't see inside, breaks |
| Metal (Steel, Aluminum) | Looks new, strong | Lasts long, looks cool | Can get rusty if it gets wet |
| Plastic (Acrylic, something) | Light, cheap | Won't break, comes in all colors | Can get scratched or look bad after a while |
| Wood | Looks natural, old-timey | Pretty, one-of-a-kind | Gets wet inside, gotta take care of it |
**4. The Holes**
* Tiny holes: For regular table salt.
* Big holes: For chunky salt.
* Tops that turn: So you can pick how much salt comes out.
* How many holes: Usually 3 to 5 for salt.
*Fun fact: Some places have salt shakers with fewer holes than pepper shakers, and other places do the opposite!*
**5. Kinds of Salt Shakers**
* **Normal table shakers:** Plain, for eating at Ssalt Shaker.
* **Fancy shakers:** Look like art, people gather them, often for holidays or just for fun.
* **Shakers you can change:** Tops that spin, so you can change the hole size.
* **Shakers that don't get wet inside:** Have stuff inside to stop the salt clumping.
* **Two-in-one shakers:** Salt and pepper together.
* **Shakers you can refill:** Easy to open and add more salt.
**6. How to Use It**
* Put salt in it (make sure it's dry).
* Look at the hole size to know how much salt will come out.
* Shake it easy over your food.
* Keep it in a dry place so the salt doesn't clump.
**7. Taking Care of It**
* Clean it now and then: Take out the salt and wash it with soap and warm water.
* Make sure it's dry before you put more salt in.
* Keep it away from wet places.
* See if metal or ceramic ones have rust or stuff on them.
* Change the top if it gets loose.
**8. Keeping it Clean and Safe**
* Don't share it between plates of food.
* Don't use it with wet hands.
* Only use dry salt.
* If you put something other than salt in it, put a label on it.
**9. Back in Time**
* Long ago: Salt was in bowls, and people used a spoon.
* Early 1900s: Salt that didn't clump up came out, and someone made the shaker.
* Mid-1900s: Pretty shakers were things people liked to collect.
* Now: They can be simple or artistic, good for the Earth, and easy to refill.
**10. Cool Stuff**
* Rice stops clumping.
* People collect them; they can be anything from animals to places.
* Fancy places use bowls or grinders instead of shakers.
* The number of holes changes; there's no rule.
**11. Other Things to Use**
* Salt bowls: Little open bowls with spoons.
* Salt grinders: Turn rocks into salt.
* Pinch bowls: For when you want to grab salt with your fingers.
**12. Good for the Earth and Useful Tips**
* Refill the shakers.
* Get glass or wood ones.
* Don't use the little salt packets.
* Have a shaker for each salt.