On a Side, Side note
It was mentioned that maybe we should make our own AFSW, well I was thinking about that for some time, but consistency problems still can occur, even though you painstakingly measure the perfect batch each time, the question arises, Is the salt supplier that consistent, how about the trace elements, you have to add those right, can that supplier produce the exacting measures each time, forever? Can any one salt manufacturer make a salt mixture perfectly every time?
I may be way wrong here but the makers of these salts, have a better chance of being more consistent than we could ever be, even though they will have a percentage that will fail tolerances from time to time, I have to believe that if they want to sell their product for any length of time, they will do what it takes to correct the problem, or at least reduce the instances of failures. I know they may not come up front & bring up the fact that there has been problems but look at it from their side on a big scale of things, makes sense to quietly fix the problem & move on as quickly as possible.
I once read that the makes of beer has an allowable amount of contaminants (I.E. bugs, roaches etc per given quantity of beer produced. I also read that somewhere between 90 & 99 % of all chocolate has some pieces of insect in every bite, so considering, I think our salt makers of all kinds do a very good job. Point is, at any given day or time, something can cause major problems, our system are too small to allow for all mal-functions, mistakes etc. Pick a salt, any salt and stick with it, ok maybe not any but you get the idea. In most cases availability & price drives the average bear!
I'm Scott Ardoin, & I approve this message!
If a wide range of salt brand testing is done, lets hope it is by an independent company that doesn't have a vested interest in any of the salts being studied.
