My grandfather had wooden troughs full of kosher Morton’s salt in his smokehouse. He would bury whole ham hocks in it for a period of time to draw out moisture, pull them out and pack more clean salt and black pepper on them. Then he wrapped them in old burlap seed or feed bags and hung them from iron hooks to smoke them. The memory of being sent out to the smokehouse with a knife and plate to cut a slab of ham for the family dinner still brings back those smells, something few now know.

I store my salt in mason jars with the plastic canning lid. Don’t use metal because the salt will destroy it.

I started packing a 2lb container of salt in my 5 gallon buckets on top of mylar bag full of beans, rice & oats. 10-20 years from now whomever opens the buckets will have the salt readily available

Growing up, I remember my grandmother always put a couple of grains of rice in the saltshaker sitting on the kitchen table. She said it kept the salt from clumping (hot humid Mississippi). I still do that.

Im sure there are so many of us that cannot thank you enough for all your well informed instruction

Thank you, Jim and Pam, for being the salt of the earth. Through your kind and caring instruction, I have learned Slso mutch over the last year and a half..

So glad you covered this topic. One thing to consider regarding Himalayan salt is that it might have explosives residue because of the way it is mined. Redmond salt all the way for me 🇺🇸

They started making iodized salt because most of the US population was severely iodine deficient, so they added it to salt for our benefit.

My parents always had a few grains of rice in our salt shakers to absorb moisture. For bigger containers, they'd put some rice in a pouch of tulle and tie it with a ribbon or thread. It worked like a champ.

I found the breakdown of the many salt varieties enlightening. Especially that the minerals found in some salts exist readily our foods. The only thing left out worth mentioning regarding salt storage is, that salt (like sugar) stores better WITHOUT use of an oxygen absorber!

You are a very interesting lady to listen to. This was just great. Thank for sharing all of your knowledge

Thank you as always! You always present the critical information so concisely. You are a great teacher!

Thank you. You have perfect timing with this video. Due to hypertension, my family stopped adding salt to our food, baking, and cooking when I was in middle school. At 63, I don't even have any in the house. Yes, it's now on my grocery list tomorrow.

So many people don't realize that if the grid does go down, we won't get anymore!!!

So much solid information, I didn't know the iodine in salt had a shelf life! Thank you.

Your timing for this was perfect! Just this morning I was googling how to store salt long term. Thank you so much!

There are 2 adults in my household. We store a years supply at all times. I plan to go to 2 years supply this summer. I store pink himalayan salt, but now will definitely check out Redmond.

Redmond Sea Salt is what we use now. To salt the water for pasta or hard boiled eggs, we use Morton Salt. Thanks for the education, Miss Rose. And Jimbo. A family of 3 adults in this household use about 96 ounces a year of Redmond Sea Salt.6 pounds annually, I think.

Where I live, hot salty water flows from a mountain in Maras and it is dried in salt flats on the sides of the mountains since Prehispanic times. We get Fleur and simple salt in chunks, blocks, etc. depending on the layer harvested and the person who harvests it. It has a lot of minerals. Very important to store.

Hi, Pam. I have to thank you for everything you do, but most notably the scientific perspective you bring to every video. Until recently, I did very little cooking & almost no food prep. When I got into this, I did a deep dive into these topics on Google & KZfaq. The amount of misinformation, pseudoscience, click-bait, anti-GMO propaganda & health food industry hype was seriously offputting. Thanks for being a source that doesn't use any of these shady tactics.

THANK YOU !! 🤗 👍👍 as ALWAYS God bless you both!!

Now I'm not embarrassed to admit that I never understood the Morton Salt logo either. I only recently figured it out, like about 15 minutes or so when Pam told us what it meant.

Salt is incredibly important and necessary, of course, but also (I believe) it's mostly taken for granted, by many. When something is ubiquitous and cheap, most people don't really give it a second thought. I bet at least 95% of the population would never think, _"I'd better have a bunch of salt stored, just in case."_ If salt was suddenly not available, or very hard to get, people would then understand exactly how valuable it is. There have been wars fought over salt. Including, but not limited to, the 'Salt War of 1482 - 84,' and the 'Salt War of 1540.' I don't see salt just no longer being available, ever, but I can easily imagine *SEVERE* disruptions in our supply chains. I expect it. I've got *LOTS* of salt stored in various containers, including sealed #10 cans, but I also just added (2) 10 - pound buckets of Redmond Real Salt to my shopping cart, and I'll be buying more. As the state of the country (and the world) keeps deteriorating, I'm stocking - up on everything I can. I've got a really bad feeling, and I learned decades ago to trust my gut instinct. Thank you for the video.

I never knew salt could be so interesting! I love you videos, so so informative!

The soil in the Midwest has very little if any iodine in it. When I was a little kid in the 1950s people with goiters were a common site. It was stressed in those days to use iodized salt.

Thanks for your diligence, consistency and hard work! Y'all are true teachers at heart. The Lord bless you and keep you!

For everyday use, I use picling and canning salt, but for sprinking on food, I like the taste of pink Himalayan salt. The next time I need to buy salt, I am going to buy Redmond salt. I can taste the chemical additives in table salt, so I don't use it. I have had a boc of salt solidify due to humidity, so I took it out of the box and grated it on my box grater, put it in a plastic covered bowl, and it was as good as new.

I love science, and appreciate the way you research and explain things. Who would have 'thunk' I could learn so much more about salt? AND on a totally different subject, THANK YOU times a million for the video on HONEY-GINGER syrup! It is now a staple in my house, not just for adding to any kind of tea, but on some foods as well. Yesterday, I put a drizzle on sweet potatoes, and it is wonderful!

I had never heard of Redmond Real Salt until recently, but I will be ordering some. I have a half dozen boxes of canning and pickling salt. I left them in their original boxes for easy identification, but I vacuum packed them for long term storage. I never thought about putting them in my food storage buckets. Great ideal

Medicinal, I thought you would touch on Epsom salt. I grew up hearing that soaking an infected area in Epsom salt/water solution would help draw out the infection. Also great for bathing in. That is another salt to talk about-bathing salts. Very popular now. Thanks for the research and info on salt.

If you take a small Muslim bag, fill it with rice, tie it off, put it in your little bucket of salt. It will help remove the moisture and keep your salt from clumping.

She is right. Storing salt will be most important because you can use it to preserve meats and other foods and Our bodies need it.

Another excellent, interesting, and practical lesson! Can’t wait for your bread book!

Be prepared and salt is important! Thank you Pam and Jim.

I learn something new every time I watch you. Thank you for the salt tutorial. It's a very interesting subject.

Thanks for showing us the varieties of salt. And how to use them. I would like to have a mini vacation this summer to go tour the Redmond Salt mines. That would be quite interesting.

Ancient cultures knew the alue of salt. "Worth his salt," is a saying for good reason. The term Salary comes from Sal, meaning salt because people were paid with rations of salt along with any money given. Also saying some people are "The salt of the Earth," means they're good people of great value.

I was in my mid twenty's when my first born daughter under went a heart surgery and one of the advice of the doctor was to monitor her Salt intake not fully understanding the doctor's advice I stopped using Salt did not even had a Salt shaker after a few years I became ill went to Mexico saw a doctor and he run some test I had this tiredness and at felt disoriented that was not normal for a 25 year old mother the test revealed that I was lacking iodine and Salt doctor explained and we started using Salt again all good 🙂

Hi Jim and Pam! Thank you so much for this video. I never thought about storing salt. My mom (RIP) used Diamond Crystal, Red Cross and Morton's iodized salt whoever was on sale. Salt use to be so inexpensive and now it isn't. I've been using Pink Himalayan salt since 2014 and was introduced to Redman's through the homesteading community I follow on youtube. I plan on buying some very soon.

Another great topic. Thank you for sharing!

Loving these Why Store? videos.

Thank you for your explanation!

Thanks for all the great information.

Very useful! Very informative!

Great information on the different salts. Thank you.

Always informative Pam and Jim! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

Excellent video on salt!!! Thanks for your advise!!!

Fantastic information!! Thank you for sharing with us!! ❤️

Thank you for sharing the differences I’m with you love Redmond d salts as well. Stay blessed possibly you could use small Mylar bags to keep from adding that moisture out of your bucket to have what we need we are in a very moist climate

Always excellent information...

Thanks for the reminder!!

Perfect timing! I appreciate your informative video! You two are a wealth of info & i am blessed by your topics!

I love how you break down the different salts. Thank you

Excellent video of important information. Thank you.

God bless and thanks for all your awesome advice...😊🙏

Great video. Thanks.

Thanks for all the great information so glad to hear about all the different kinds of salt. God bless you 🙏 and yours.

Love this! Thank you! Very informative.

Wow! Thank you! I learned a lot here!

Very informative! I remember Watching a video awhile back that they mine salt under lake Michigan. That blew me away!

Thanks for sharing!!!

I enjoy all your videos!

Love Pam’s content. I always learn something useful. Camera work on this video gives me a headache, though. Couldn’t finish warching it.

Thank You for your time and knowledge....Much Love💛🕊

Thank you for another video, I always appreciate your research and education provided.

Love the new kitchen

Thank you for sharing.

Very helpful video

Very interesting. Learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much 💐💙🙏🇺🇸

Thanks, very informative.

Great video thanks for sharing great information

Thank you again for your valuable information

WOW! So much information in such a short video! Thank you so much for taking the time to educate us on what seems like such a simple thing. I have seen so many people on different You Tube channels that use Redman's Real Salt. Becky on Acre Homestead has a video where she toured the mines. Very interesting. I plan on ordering some the net time I need salt.

Thank you !

Your videos are so helpful, and you explain everything in a very easy to understand way! 🙂 Very educational and helps to organize the chaos of information out there! 😜

I love Redmond's!!!!

GREAT video as always. SO interesting and informative.... Thank you! You two are SO cute....

Thank you ❤

Pam can you please make a video on why salt substitute is better for people with high blood pressure than regular or any kind of salt

Appreciate this video! I have been using Redmonds for the last few years. Now pickling salt when I do canning. Thank you!

Excellent video!! Loads of information! Thank you!!

It’s great I downloaded it first day! TU

Your so informative.

I just can't tell you enough how much I enjoy your videos. You, my dear, are one smart cookie 🍪 So informative & timely. Thank you so much for every single video you put out. My grandmother tried her best to teach me, but after 40 yrs I had forgotten so much. Now, at 60 yrs of age, I am constantly viewing & learning from you. So much appreciation for you. Respect & love from East Texas 💖💖💖

Good review.

Thank you

Thanks for sharing the Morton salt history. I never knew why the slogan was as it was, very enjoyable.

Thank you the iodine salt info was very useful thanks again.

Thank you ❤️😊🙏

Love Real Salt, its a great product that you can use on your food, for canning and fermenting. The company has excellent customer service too.

Great information, thanks!

I love your Chanel. Because you take the time to share the truth. God uses you. Thank you much 🙏 respect ❤️

Thank you so much. I had not thought of storing salt. I will definitely start doing this.

Very useful information! Thank you both for the dedication.

Thank you for your explanation s. Especially your view on sea salt. We use Redmond. Who knew there were so many kinds of salt available?

I exclusively use Redmond salt. Love it❤❤❤

Fascinating! Thank you for this great mini-class on salt!

Luv u & your hubby . Thx for sharing all your great info as im listening & learning . Prayers & blessings🐾💕👀

Wow what a great video. Certainly some great info in this video, thanks Pam 🇨🇦🌷

Yes, this information was very useful. I appreciate very much, the research you put into educating us. As I’ve said before, I trust you and you are my go to source. Thank you both for the time and care you put into your videos.