Granito sea salt in a shaker, 250 g. The large shaker for the stove, grill and family table.
The SAL de IBIZA Granito in the 250 g size is unrefined sea salt with a slightly coarser grain than regular table salt. It deliberately contains no anti-caking agent. This makes it a practical salt for frequent seasoning, not a decorative salt or a substitute for a salt mill.
The Granito shaker with 250 g is the small table shaker with double the contents. The contents are no different: it is the same sea salt from SAL de IBIZA with the same grain size. The difference lies in the quantity and therefore in where it is used. This shaker belongs where you salt frequently and generously, such as next to the stove or at the grill.
Why Granito is slightly coarser
Table salt without additives tends to clump together in a shaker. Manufacturers usually prevent this with an anti-caking agent. SAL de IBIZA expressly does not use one and solves the problem through the grain size.
Granito is slightly coarser than conventional table salt. These slightly larger grains flow freely through the holes of the shaker without any additives. The name means something like "little grains" in Spanish and describes exactly this property.
The omission does not come without consequences. In a damp environment, such salt can form clumps. A shaker placed directly over a pot of boiling pasta is therefore less suitable than one placed next to it. Tap it briefly on the worktop if the grains ever stick together.
At the stove, at the grill and on the family table
With 250 g, this shaker is intended for households that cook daily. Use it to season vegetables in the pan, potatoes before roasting, or meat before grilling. Because the salt comes directly from the shaker, you have one hand free for the pan or tongs. There is no need to reach into a salt cellar with damp fingers.
- Fried potatoes: season in two stages while frying.
- Grilled peppers and zucchini: sprinkle just before turning.
- Scrambled eggs for several people: season at the end when the mixture is still glossy.
- Cucumber salad: season only shortly before serving so that the cucumber does not release too much water.
From practical experience: Even the large shaker is not really designed for pasta or potato water. For that, you need larger quantities at once, and a one-kilogram pack of Fina is more economical. For the finishing touch on the plate, use Fleur de Sel; for everything in between, use Granito.
Sea salt from the salt pans, unrefined
Granito comes from the south of Ibiza. SAL de IBIZA sources its salt exclusively from the salt pan nature reserve, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999. The salt pans have been in place there for over 2,700 years.
For Granito, the sea salt is dried in the sun after extraction and then ground. It is not refined, meaning it is not dissolved, purified, and recrystallized. The ingredients list consists of a single word: sea salt.
Fleur de Sel and Granito therefore come from the same landscape, but differ in how they are extracted. Fleur de Sel is scooped as a fine layer from the surface of the water. Granito is dried and ground sea salt from the salt pans.
The company that offers the salt is based in Berlin Mitte. New salt creations and packaging are developed there, and the packaging process is also managed from there. The founder and managing director is Daniel C. Witte.
More contents for those who use a lot of salt
The large shaker is worth it if the small one empties too quickly. In a family with several meals a day or regular barbecue evenings, it lasts noticeably longer. If you only occasionally add salt at the table, the 125 g Granito is more than enough.
The manufacturer does not provide a shelf life. Store the shaker in a dry, closed place so that the salt remains as free-flowing as possible. You can find other salts from Ibiza in the SAL de IBIZA overview.
An uncomplicated sea salt in a size that suits a kitchen where food is cooked daily.
