5 Stars
Love my Salt Cannon
Pepper your steak in 7 cranks instead of 70.
The perfect companion to the Pepper Cannon. Season generously with crunchy chunks or dust with invisible powder (plus everything in between).
When I launched the Pepper Cannon, people asked for a matching salt mill.
"NO", I said.
Then, like a fool I continued: "inside each salt crystal is… more salt! It doesn’t have any added flavor/aroma qualities that are improved by grinding, and it doesn’t degrade like pepper when pre-ground."
I made my case for why willing customers shouldn't want what they want, but they persisted. Fine. "If more than 300 people preorder it, we'll make it."
Surely there are no more than 72 people who want a Salt Cannon companion for their Pepper Cannon...
The list of people quickly exceeded 300, and so the process began. I expected we would swap out the burrs and turn it around within months, and we did!
17 months.
We tested burrs, coatings, bearings, metals, and the patience of many more than 72 people before producing a mill that can grind through over 200lbs of rock salt without appreciable performance loss.
The Salt Cannon has settings on both ends of the grind spectrum that probably don't need to exist. Do you need tiny amounts of fine pixie dust salt particles? Probably not. Do you need giant chunks of rock salt dispensed at nearly a tablespoon per crank? Almost certainly not. That's irresponsible. And yet, if you own the Salt Cannon you can have them.
Was making the grind range so large overkill for salt?
Absolutely.
But we have the Pepper Cannon, so overkill is probably just the right amount of kill for us
Don't worry: output decreases with grind size, so you can get the exact amount of salt you want at the desired consistency.
Love my Salt Cannon
Love the weight, not happy with the base cup. It feels too cumbersome to remove and attach. I use it multiple times a day. I purchased both the salt cannon as well as the pepper cannon. Dished out a pretty penny because I appreciate the materials used and the weight of the product. However, I feel a twist off base cap would’ve proven more user friendly. My review for the pepper cannon will be exactly the same.
Thanks for your feedback! Threaded bases were tested but the threads accumulate debris over time. Cannons are designed so that those who prefer can remove the o-ring on the base cup and use it as a base.
I do this myself, as I find it easier to just be able to pick up my cannon with one hand and immediately begin seasoning, then put it back on the base with zero mess.
Salt and Pepper Cannon both work better than expected so far. Using one is impressive. Cost is high even on sale but they are heavy well made machines. If you can afford them you will not be disappointed.
I've gone through many cheap salt grinders and all have let me down. Batteries constantly dieing, a mess all over the counter, and just poor craftsmanship.
The cannon is elite. My only regret is to not have gotten it sooner.
Do I need the pepper now .. 🙃
Purchased the Pepper Cannon at the time of its introduction and have been more than pleased ever since. Finally bit the bullet and sprang for the Salt Cannon and am equally pleased. Saying it is the best salt grinder I've ever used is an understatement, precisely ground salt at your fingertips with each turn of the amazingly well crafted all aluminum dial. Felt great to clean out the pantry of all other pretenders and the two Cannons are the only salt and pepper on the spice rack.