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How to Clean Your Himalayan Salt Block

Do you have a Himalayan salt block, and don’t know how to clean it? Or on the other hand, are you hesitating about getting one and you need to know if they are difficult to take care of?



Today, we should discuss how to clean a salt block. You have to know how to clean a Himalayan salt block to make it last. They are enormous, cumbersome and substantial, yet they are so sensitive. If not cared for properly, they will crack, break, and not last long at all.

The following tips will ensure that your salt block, which is surprisingly delicate, won’t become ruined because of cleaning.

  • Before you even begin to clean your salt block, you’ll first want to let it cool to room temperature. This can take quite a long time since salt blocks retain heat quite well. To remove any food bits or other material that might be stuck to the block, use a slightly wet sponge, a scouring pad, or even a kitchen towel. A spatula can sometimes work as well.

  • Then, wipe it down softly with a moist sponge (not a soaking wet one), scrub with a brush or scourer if need be, and pat dry immediately. Then, allow air-drying for as long as needed.

  • The antimicrobial properties of salt keep the block clean with no need for soap. Keep the block as dry as possible and never submerge in water. You don’t want the salt to dissolve! The intense antimicrobial properties of the salt imply that you will never need plates. You should never absorb fleck that is not humid. Salting your stone will allow for numerous long periods of utilization.

  • NEVER put your Himalayan salt tile in the dishwasher. Mark Bitterman did this as an experiment. The outcome was a vanishing salt block and VERY salty dishwater.

  • Your Himalayan salt slab is naturally anti-fungal and anti-microbial. You may wish to freshen your salt block with a bit of lemon juice from time to time.

  • Use a wet wipe, light scouring pad, or a kitchen towel to wipe away or work off any adhered material. Wiping softly will tidy up the block decently nicely and will evacuate only a minute amount of salt from its surface. Turn the block on its side and continue to clean.

  • Keep the block on a strong surface, so it doesn't progress toward becoming exhausting. Also, don't drop the square in the sink or elsewhere harming it or the surface it collided with. A salt block covered in carbonized cooking oil is a tough thing to clean.

  • If you tend to use a lot of oils in your cooking, apply them directly to your food instead of the surface of the salt block itself. Aside from making clean-up easier, you’ll find that less oil settles into the natural cracks of the salt block. When cleaning the block, it might be simpler to just set it down on the countertop over a towel and rub it there.

  • Considering how heavy the block is, you probably won’t want to hold it with one hand and wipe with the accumulation on the surface.

It will be safer as you won’t drop it into your fancy sink. Once clean and dry, store it somewhere cool and dry. If you live in a particularly humid climate, wrap the block in plastic wrap to prevent moisture pooling.


Carefully keep your salt block to expand its life, but eventually, it will crumble away or break. At the point when this happens, you can utilize the rest of the pieces to keep serving, if sufficiently substantial.

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