[dawnie4]

How many holes does a salt and pepper shaker have??

[curlybenswife]

Salt has less than pepper it just depends on the pot and maker.

Salt shaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[shygrneyzs]

One would never think such a controversy could be stirred up by this very question. But there are varying opinions out there in the culinary world. For example, About.com states that traditionally, pepper was more expensive than its easier-to-come-by companion salt, and so pepper was placed in the shaker with fewer holes to reduce usage. On the other hand, the International Guild of Professional Butlers asserts that salt shakers generally have larger and fewer holes to accommodate the larger, heavier grains that flow faster than pepper, although they do admit there is "no manufacturing standard."

This from the Yahoo site:

"There seems to be two distinct camps in this matter -- the "Flow" camp and the "Flavor" camp. The Flow camp preaches that pepper grains are larger than salt grains and hence need more holes to equalize the flow between the two condiments. Interestingly enough, we found this same argument reversed on several sites, which claimed that salt is coarser than pepper and thus goes in the shaker with more holes. Guess it depends on the types of salt and pepper you are using.

The Flavor camp dictates that since people tend to use more salt than pepper, the salt should go in the shaker with more holes. Of course, if you are one of many people on a salt-restricted diet, this solution may not make sense for you."

That all being said, I would go with what Curlybenswife said - she knows from her work experience and all I quoted was on a website. Personally, I have a Precious Moments salt and pepper shaker set, so I made the girl "salt" and the boy "pepper." Salt has two holes and pepper has three.

[biggsie]

My salt shaker that is adjustable, you turn the top to select amount of flow.

One slot long arc about 1/4 " wide and 3/4 " long, for recipe amounts (teaspoon)

Then there two sets of five holes used for salting food at table ( 10 holes )

I like salt on most food but have turned it so I only use ( 5 holes )

This way I don't over salt, and can add more if I need it

Used tape to keep it at the setting I want

Don't use pepper that much -- corn on the cob -- comes to mind

[antipode12]

Buy a salt cellar and pepper mill, and sidestep the whole controversy.