/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13640570
regular old table salt can be baked into lots of fun shapes, has a melting point of 800 degrees celcius (1472 f) far beyond what an oven can provide normally, infact, thats a higher melting point than aluminum has.
the heat transfer rates are equal to some types of steel as well, which i've found to be a very interesting property. You can bury something with cheap salt, and it's the same as if you've buried it in powdered steel
believe it or not these properties of salt also affect your body, having salt in your system will also allow you to feel more energetic when you're sluggish

if you would like to play around with salt I recommend getting a large box for 1-2 dollars at your grocery store, as well as a glass dish, a pie plate works well.
Before toying around with it you must first heat the salt up quite high to denature any anti-clumping agents, oven full blast, 30 minutes will do, but it's likely possible to cut that time in half but I have not tried.
let it cool a bit, and after this step you are able to mix in some water until it's a clay like consistency in a separate bowl.
Do not add too much water, you aren't making a brine you're making a thick paste.
you can knead it by hand safely but you might find it a bit abrasive if you have sensitive hands so a wooden spoon will help.
bake it in the oven and it's consistency will be similar to bread, a fairly smooth outer shell with a very hard outer shell, while the inside will still have some moisture trapped keeping it a bit softer, allowing you to fairly easily dig out your salt pocket.

salt also has this very interesting 'climbing' property as a brine as it dries, the driest salt will attempt to pull moisture from anywhere it can grab, this results in salt climbing out of dishes or up wooden piers and ropes, this allows you to coat anything you wish using a brine