nova Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 I'm not a scientist, but it seems to me that the chemical composition of salt ( minus additives ) is still salt. No matter if it is coarse, fine or floured. The only difference is the size of the crystal that you are working with. So, if you take non-iodized coarse salt and flourize it in a grinder it should work the same as any other flourized salt. If you are looking for the crystals in your baits, now the size of the crystals will matter. I stand to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Thank you...you are not going crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 Just an idea :idea: , but instead of burning up blenders, I prefer to use fine grade baking salt. My friend is a baker and he got me a 30 lb bag for about 6 dollars. Any restaurant supply should carry it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamdiarrhea Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Agree, salt is salt but crystal size is different. I buy bulk "sea salt" at the grocery stores that sell it out of the bulk bins. Haven't had to buy it in a long time because it's cheap, but it's pretty fine and perfect for pouring. I've also used regular morton salt and put it in a food processor but it's a lot more work - advantage is that you can literally make "powder salt" if you desire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 I flourize my salt with a grinder. It allows me to get about 40% salt in the baits without showing any salt crystals. Sort of like yammies when you break the in two. The trick; I found out here: is to stir like crazy. I'm going to check into bakers flake salt though.( I've been using LC salt; the shipping kills me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 My thinking was that the lighter crystals would suspend easier. I also have found that the super fine salt turns the color opaque. Are you not having that problem with the salt that you are using? When you break a Senko into two you can see the crystals and they are not "flour" sized. You said that when you break yours into two pieces when using this flourized salt that you get the same effect as breaking a Senko. I am not sure how that would work since the salt that you are putting in has crystals that are micro sized while the salt crystals you get when you break a Senko are much larger then that. So does that mean that the salt is combining somehow when it?s poured (not sure how that would happen)? If not then how could you add flourized salt and have it show up as visible crystals similar in size to the Senko's when you break the bait into two? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamdiarrhea Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Agree, sodium chloride is sodium chloride, no matter what shape, size or form. I've had the same experience - "powdered" salt definitely gives me an opaque bait, which isn't a bad thing depending on what color is desired. The finer the salt the slower it tends to sink to the bottom of the pot. In any case, if you use a lot of salt you need to do a lot of stirring - stir before every pour and pour as fast as you can. BTW, I do all my pouring out of aluminum cups rather than the production pots - just my preference. team-d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 I use a coffee grinder to flourize the salt. Some of the posts here have said to grind it for 5 min. I don't do that. I run it about 30-45 seconds. Maybe there are still some crystals left that gives me that effect. I don't know. It does effect the color somewhat; but then a lot of the senkos have the same effect. In any case I like the way it turns out and they sell quite well so I'm not complaining. To each his own I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
