Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride. When used in food, especially in granulated form, it is more formally called table salt.
Just a pinch of it and it’s worth it. We’re talking salt here. Used throughout human history, mentioned often in the Bible, ubiquitous and cheap. Mined from salt rocks and extracted from sea water, salt is… well, the “salt of the earth.” You can’t live without it healthily. At the same time, you can’t live healthily with too much of it. Get the balance right – in your food and in your live – and salt is worth it’s own weight.Here are other uses of salt apart from cooking;
Clean up oven spills quickly
If a pie or casserole bubbles over in the oven, pour a handful of salt on top of the spill. It won’t smoke, smell and, most importantly, will bake into a crust that makes the mess easier to clean once it’s cooled.
Remove stains from your coffee pot
Fill it with 1/4 cup of table salt and a dozen ice cubes. Swish the mixture around, let it sit for half an hour, fill it with cold water and rinse. Your coffee pot will look brand new.
Clean brown spots off your iron
Simply sprinkle salt on a sheet of waxed paper, slide the iron across it and rub lightly with silver polish. Your iron will look like brand-new in no time.
Pick up a dropped egg
If you drop an egg on the kitchen floor, sprinkle salt on the mess and leave it there for 20 minutes. You’ll be able to wipe it right up.
Bathing Scrub
To prepare a natural bathing scrub using salt, just follow these easy steps. Take a large bowl, add 1 cup sea salt, 1 cup olive oil, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp peppermint or tea tree oil and 2 tbsp orange/lemon zest. Mix well with a spoon to get a coarse mixture. Transfer this mixture into a jar and use a scoop of it while bathing as a body scrub.
Fix clogged sink
A clogged sink is an issue that we all face every now and then. To fix a clogged sink is a huge task in itself. Not anymore, as you just need salt and hot water to fix it. Just sprinkle 2 tbsp salt on the sink drain and pour 2-3 cups of boiling water on it. Leave the sink untouched for 10 minutes and it will unclog on its own.