Real Salt {Product Review- Redmond}

Salt is the spice of life. Is that how the saying goes? I'm not a big salt fan; give me herbs and spices. That was before I tried Real Salt. 

Let's just get this bit out of the way:

***Disclaimer: I was given a box o' stuff from Redmond for review. They were super generous! I will be posting reviews for awhile about this 'box', I'm sure!  This post is about the Real Salt products I received. All images, unless specified, are from Redmond's website. See Disclosure/Policies for more on how I 'do business' around here ;).*** 

Redmond gave me more salt than I imagined I would ever need, let alone use. See website for current prices.

Real Salt, Fine Salt, 10 oz -retail $4.92 (pictured above)

Real Salt, Organic Garlic Salt, 4. 75 oz -retail $4.92 (pictured below)

Real Salt, Organic Onion Salt, 4.75 oz -retail $4.92

Real Salt, Organic Season Salt, 4.75 oz -retail $4.92

Is your salt real? That's the question! 

I do have to put in another little disclaimer here- I've yet to actually get to try the Season Salt. My dear hubby took it to work and hasn't brought it home, even after I've asked...repeatedly. But I am absolutely positive that that one is delicious. How can I possibly say that? I've tried the others. On the labels of these salts it says to take the 'taste test'. Try Real Salt, just a little taste. Savor it. It tastes like...salt. Yep. Now, taste table salt that you buy in those cardboard canisters. You know, the ones that are a dollar or less. Just a small taste. Yuck! {In case that's the only word you see in this review- it is in regards to regular, store-bought salt.}

I am so not even close to joking the difference there is in taste. The table salt tastes like chemicals. Real Salt is delicious! Now, I don't think it is so yummy that I get my spoon out and eat it that way. Um, no. But I have put it on and in everything that calls for salt. Where I used to think, 'nah, I don't really need the salt in this', I put it in now! I put these salts on my eggs in the morning, in my homemade mocha, in my homemade pizza crust dough (especially like the garlic salt for that), a small pinch in my oatmeal, and on anything that calls for some 'spicing up'. Chicken, fish, red meat, bean soup, etc. 

Now I will forever sing the praises of this Real Salt. Forever. 

I must say however that as much as I like it, it seems we have to use more of it to get a good 'salt'. My dear hubby explained it as underwhelming. It's good but it just requires more than we are used to using. It's a totally different salt experience. Oh, just one more little thing that I would say is more of a con than pro is that those little 'trace minerals' are sometimes not so little, and they don't dissolve. Meaning: sometimes there are rocks in my food. No one else in the family seems to be bothered by it. I've gotten mostly used to it. Mostly.

My dear husband asked me if there is a benefit to using Real Salt over regular 'store bought' salt. Well... Real Salt does not have iodide but it does have:

• Calcium
• Potassium
• Sulphur
• Magnesium
• Iron
• Phosphorus
• Iodine
• Manganese
• Copper
• Zinc

Here's the Real Salt Story:

Long ago in what is now Central Utah, Native Americans found a mineral-rich salt deposit from an ancient sea when they saw deer eating the soil. In 1959, Milo and Lamar Bosshardt were struggling to keep their family farm afloat when they discovered that this salt deposit extended beneath their land. They began selling the salt to local farmers for their animals and heard reports the farmers were using the salt to season their own food. People insisted that this "real" salt be made available for everyday use, and the brand was born.
Today we still bring Real Salt to you in its natural state -without additives, chemicals, or heat processing of any kind. Real Salt's unique pinkish appearance and flecks of color come from more than 60 naturally occurring trace minerals. The result is a delicate "sweet salt" flavor that you may not have experienced before.

The Real Salt contains just that...real salt. The other flavors, garlic and onion, only have real salt and organic garlic and onion, respectively. The season salt contains Real Salt, Organic Onion, Organic Corriander, Organic Mustard, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Paprika, Organic Celery Seed, Organic Tumeric, & Organic Parsley. {I really want my husband to bring it home!}

Real Salt is offered in quite a few different size options. Need a lot of salt? You can buy 25# bags! Need just a little to take with you? They have as small as 6 grams! Lots of options at the site to find what you need. 

Have questions or comments about Real Salt? Contact Redmond Trading online or call (800) 367-7258. 

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In case you didn't catch it early on: I fully recommend Real Salt!