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When did salt and pepper become a pair?

salt and pepper shakers
What would a dinner table be without its salt and pepper? They've become so ubiquitous in everyone's kitchen. However, we rarely wonder why. Both were heavily used in cuisine for hundreds of years, but so were several other spices. What made people focus on salt and pepper?

The story begins with salt. In Ancient Rome, it gained popularity as a condiment. Italians during the Renaissance served salted dishes at the same time as sugared dishes. It was not until the 17th century that the French created a salt-sweet divide. Salted foods were eaten throughout the meal because they stimulate the appetite. Sweet plates were served at the end; they satiate the appetite and shutdown our desire to eat.

It was in France that salt met its inevitable spicy partner, pepper. 17th-century Classic French cuisine, which developed at the court of Louis XIV, considered pepper and parsley as superior to the various spices imported from the Middle East. In fact, it viewed all spices as vulgar ingredients masking the true flavor of a dish. Pepper was the only spice acceptable. And, it eventually attained the same status as fine herbs which were thought to be more wholesome and exquisite. The French heightened the importance of pepper giving it the status it has today.

Egg Salt & Pepper Shakers, because we're not sick of eggs yet

egg shaped salt and pepper shakersI know. Could we get over the eggs already? You already know I can't because I love hard boiled eggs, plus, I have this "thing" for salt and pepper shakers.

The egg-shaped salt and pepper shakers are by Primal Design. Together, the egg measures W3.7 xD2.6 xH1.7" and is made of ceramic. It's available from MollaSpace for $12.

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Lift n Shake Salt and Pepper Shakers

lift n shake
It's been a while since I've posted about my favorite things on the table (other than food, of course): salt and pepper shakers.

The Lift n Shake is a cute reminder that after putting down all those calories, you need to hit the gym. The happy little weightlifter is made from cream plastic; the barbell is plastic as well. Salt and pepper is on either side of the barbell. Just lift it up and tilt to shake. You won't build muscle, but that's okay.

Available from Chiasso for $22.

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Heart-shaped salt and pepper shakers

heart shaped salt shakerGet ready, y'all. Valentine's Day is just over two weeks away, and though the holiday is probably my least favorite "holiday" of the year, I can't help but pay it much attention because 1) hearts are my favorite shape, and 2) pink is my favorite color. Trust me, if I had my say with the Universal Holiday Design Council, I'd make Thanksgiving pink and serve everything from heart-shaped casserole dishes.

But I will take great advantage of Valentine's Day until the rest of the world changes and swoon over things like these heart-shaped salt and pepper shakers. Yes, they are being marketed as wedding favors, but I can ignore that for now. The shakers stand 3¾" tall, are shiny chrome, and are $4.99 from Bliss Wedding Markets. If you are planning a romantic dinner in, these would be darling on the table, but I'd plan to use them every day.

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Salt and pepper shakers that Suck

Suck UK salt and pepper shakersCan you tell I have a slight obsession with salt and pepper shakers? Sure, I like a little pepper every once in a while for some "kick," but I am an extreme saltaholic. Unless I am in a restaurant where there is no salt available at the table, I always salt everything.

These shakers are nothing particularly special, though I am always fond of spherical shapes. They are 50 mm in diameter, are made of bakelite and stainless steel, and have silicone rubber rings in black and white to identify salt or pepper. What is special though, is the design house from which they came, Suck UK. What a name! The company also offers other interesting products in home design.

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BBQ grill salt and pepper shakers

grill-shaped salt and pepper shakersJust because the summer sun is rapidly setting and cooler days are just around the corner doesn't mean that you have to say goodbye to the good old barbecue grill. You can keep the spirit of grilling alive with these adorable little salt and pepper shakers in the shape of kettle grills. Each shaker, made of ceramic, metal, and plastic, stands 3 ½" x 2 ½" x 2 ½" on three legs, two of which have tiny wheels that so that they can roll across the tabletop. They are avilable online at What on Earth.

[via: CribCandy]

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Salt and pepper that's sleek and cute

melchiorson salt and pepperWho knew that something could be sleek and cute at the same time? These salt and pepper shakers designed by Henriette Melchiorsen are perfectly spherical globes of polished stainless steel. Because the shakers have extra ballasts in the bottom, they never tip over, only rock back and forth.

They're available from Scandinavian Design Center for 239 kr, which is about $40USD. 

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Teardrop salt and pepper shakers

teardrop salt and pepper shakersIt's my party, and I'll cry if I want to...

Made by Umbra, a Canada-based home design firm, these teardrop-shaped salt and pepper shakers are made from a steel base and transparent acrylic top. They are 2" in diameter and 4 1/2" tall, but the most unique quality about them is that they dispense the salt or pepper out a single opening, instead of multiple holes. Very cool!

Umbra products can be found worldwide at home design retailers. The salt and pepper shakers are availbale online for $12.95 at Modern Motive.

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Cha Cha salt and pepper to shake while you shake

cha cha shakersSome might do just a little flick of the wrist when seasoning their foods, but if you go full-body and get into it, then you need these. I definitely need these. They are Cha Cha salt and pepper shakers, shaped like little black and white maracas. All you have to do is put on your Carmen Miranda outfit and start shaking.

The Cha Cha shakers are available at DCI, though I believe you have to call them to actually purchase.

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Weeble wobble salt and pepper shakers

weeble wobble salt and pepper shakersThe online store for the Museum of Modern Art has some beautifully designed things for the home and kitchen that if they weren't useful at all (another garlic crusher!) they're all little works of art.

These stainless steel salt and pepper shakers are $28 for the pair. They're sleek, yet adorable with their rounded design and "weeble wobble" effect. The base is heavy, so they never topple over.

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Seasonings for the very, very lazy

On the scale of all the things that need to be done when preparing food, like cleaning, chopping, roasting, etc., seasoning food with salt and pepper is low on my list of things that require effort. That said, it probably isn't surprising that I find Movers & Shakers, the self-shaking salt and pepper shakers, to be ridiculous. To operate the plastic shakers, you just have to pull the cord at the bottom of the shaker, invert over your plate and they vibrate, shaking out as much or as little seasoning as your taste buds desire. The only thing that they don't do is hold themselves over the plate, though I'm sure with a little creativity you could figure out a way to suspend them in the middle of the table. Of course, if you refill the shakers with Spepper, you'll really have reached the pinnacle of easy seasoning.

The shakers: $7.99. The cost of saving a second of actual effort? Priceless.

Salt and pepper in pretty little pigs

pig salt and pepper shakers

Sometimes I think I want sleek. Sometimes I think I want geek. Tonight, I want my salt and pepper shakers to squeak. Like little pink pigs.

These are the cutest salt and pepper shakers I have seen yet, except for the little porcelain ducks I swiped from my parent's garage sale. I love that the pink bodies are made of hand blown glass, but they are made from Pyrex, so no need to be all too delicate. The snouts are brass (and they don't really squeak).

The pair is $65.

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