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McCormick is a much better grinder. I already had a black peppercorn from them and the Himalayan salt works well too.

Funny, I was just now looking at refillable grinders.(oh here he goes again)

All the big name food sites with reviews of them have the same list. Probably based on amazon affiliate payout amount. All of them had a $200 grinder as rated the Best(best payout too I’m sure)

OXO grip grinders get good reviews and are affordable. Adjustable, though some reviews say inconsistent. I’m sure that depends on what you have it filled with. They have salt and pepper grinders. The difference? They come prefilled with either sea salt or black peppercorns. LOL They have the 2 pc set right now on sale for $37.99. Else $27.99 for pepper, $32.99 for sea salt and they don’t sell empty grinders. Must be some profit in those contents.

Gee, I should sign up as an affiliate. Meanwhile, here’s a clean non-affiliate link.
https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Salt-Pepper-Grinder-Black/dp/B001CDP5UO

I guess the ex got our son the Himalayan but he might have picked it out. I cranked some out of the McCormick on my fried potatoes last night and didn’t notice anything but regular saltiness but I didn’t use much.

I can unscrew the top of the Best Choice but don’t know how it would come off on the McCormick, just that it doesn’t unscrew. Would most likely ruin it prying. I was thinking I could refill the McCormick with the contents of the Best Choice.

That’s when I started looking at refillable grinders. Been wanting one for peppercorn forever. I’m not big on seal salt so if my son isn’t either, it will get dumped and refilled with Himalayan.

Some poor guy at the last place I worked brought some into work and a bunch of the other guys laughed at is “pink” salt. Adolescent grunt types.

As far as trace minerals, it appears to be one of those things with half saying yes and half saying no about any benefits. Wikipedia says no benefits so I’m thinking maybe there are some. (trace presence of calcium, iron, zinc, chromium, magnesium, and sulfates) YMMV I guess.

Neither Himalayan or sea salt have iodine added which we do need, (especially in a nuclear war). Neither have anti-caking agents which we probably don’t need. Same with any coarse salt like Kosher and canning/pickling.

Haven’t looked at bulk peppercorns or coarse salt yet but I’d imagine there’s some savings over individual disposable grinders.

The thing that iodine/iodide does for nukes is to fill up the thyroids which is where the body absorbs radiation from fallout. Can’t absorb radiation when they’re already filled with iodide.