Chef'n Salt Ball Salt Mill

by Chef'n

Product Features

• Easy one-handed operation and ergonomic handle design
• Adjustable porcelain grinding mechanism
• Large 5-ounce storage capacity
• Comes filled with rock salt
• 1-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 3.6 x 8 inches ; 11 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004RIYP
• Item model number: APG-77CBK
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,132 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

More fun than a traditional salt shaker, the Chef'n Salt Ball comes filled and lets you grind fresh salt onto your meal with a one-handed squeeze. Its round body holds about 5 ounces of sea salt and is constructed of clear, durable plastic so you can see when you're running out. Two ergonomically designed grips poke out of the top of the ball, allowing you to simply grab and squeeze to season (four squeezes produce about 1/8 teaspoon). There's a dial at the base for adjusting the grind from fine to coarse, and a hatch door on the side of the ball's body for refilling. This great invention makes cooking much more convenient--you can easily stir your slow-cooking tomato sauce with one hand and salt with the other. --Cristina Vaamonde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent, but a bit slow, January 3, 2001

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Douglas Heimburger (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef'n Salt Ball Salt Mill (Kitchen)

I love the taste of fresh ground salt -- it's much better than the canned alternative. I really like the Chef'n Salt Ball since I can grind salt with one hand -- really helpful when I'm adding salt to a recipe. My only gripe would be that it doesn't dispense a whole lot of salt on each grind... but that lets you easily control the amount of salt to dispense.

It's a great combination with the Chef'n Pepper Ball. One word of warning: it's bigger than you may think. The ball is easily between three and four inches wide, and the handles go up a good distance -- maybe five inches. Don't think of this as the size of a normal salt shaker (the pictures make it hard to see how big it is).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally "upscale" and "eye-candy", September 7, 2002

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Marilyn P. Harrison (Tucson, Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chef'n Salt Ball Salt Mill (Kitchen)

I use my pepper-ball and salt-ball right in my tablesetting ... my dinner-guests never fail to comment on the upscale look and convenience, so it has been "eye-candy" and adds to the drama when I serve crisp salads,etc. Part of the meal is being able to allow your guests the opportunity to season as they wish. I dunno, but I would also like to see the same design to allow diners to embellish plates in the same manner with grated cheese and also one for dessert-toppings that would add crushed pecans, walnuts, etc.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHIMSICAL AND WORKABLE, June 30, 2002

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Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chef'n Salt Ball Salt Mill (Kitchen)

This nifty gadget allows me to grind salt with one hand as I cook. And, it's a fun addition to a dining table with its very contemporary rather whimseical design.

The handles that you grip are padded thus ergonomically friendly and enable gripping without slipping. A dial selector on the base of the salt ball provides options for coarseness of grind, and it comes equipped with a refull funnel. Plus, it comes filled with salt.

This is one grind I'll never mind! Thanks, Chef'n!

- Gail Cooke