Salt and Pepper Shaker by GSI Outdoors

 (8 customer reviews)

I am something of a purist when it comes to being able to season food while eating in a restaurant. I thrive on hot/spicy food, the hotter the better. I found a condiment, Hot Shot by McCormick spices, that is a combination of ground red and black peppers. I checked around local stores, and even ordered a camping spice shaker made by Coleman, which I found unsatisfactory. I finaly hit on this GSI item and I am delighted. It is solid/sturdy, has substantial screw-on lids that will not be easily loosened if carrying in one's pocket. I have given several to friends - they are impressed as well. So, for the diner who likes to add zest to one's meal, and carries along the McCormick product Hot Shot, it is an ideal solution to what can be a thorny problem.

I've owned some really bad salt and pepper shakers made for camping, and this is not one of them. The search stops here. First of all, I could throw this as hard as I can against a tree and nothing would happen to it. It's very easy to fill, the caps don't unscrew themselves, and it doesn't pour out too much or too little of either salt or pepper. I take that back. It's easy to control how much salt comes out and you can easily get a large amount of pepper to come out. There's a lot of holes and a lot of surface area. My arm would practically fall off trying to get pepper out of the several others I've tried. Just buy it. It probably holds a heaping tabelspoon of both salt and pepper each.

I got this for when me and my wife go backpacking. Great little kitchen tool to keep a decent amount of salt and pepper. For when you want to add that extra taste to your eggs or other meals. If you think you will use it, you will love it. And it's very small. Be careful with not loosing it.