hi! heard from a friend that i can actually use uncooked rice to absorb moisture. anybody tried it before? no need to use silica gel!
I heard that's a good way to achieve grain in your B&W shots...
Same here in Singapore also .Well restaurants here put rice in their salt shakers to absorb moisture.
There's something called 米虫 not sure what the english name is. Basically it feeds on grain. So unless you wanna risk funny infestations :dunno: silica gel isn't that expensive and is resuable. Grain is food and don't waste it like that.
Think it's not for that purpose. The rice helps to break down clumped salt and prevent the holes from clogging.Well restaurants here put rice in their salt shakers to absorb moisture.
Weevil?
that's true because I rather see grain in my salt and even if it accidentally falls into my food I'll be gald I'm eating grain than silica gel...Well restaurants here put rice in their salt shakers to absorb moisture.
then you will get weEvil pictures! :bsmilie: :bsmilie:;p later, the weevil gets into the lens and other equipment.
Why don't you try yourself to put a salt in a salt bottle without rice, and see what happen in few days.I don't think rice absorb any significant amount of moisture.
They add rice to salt shaker to increase the shaking effect and to break up salt clumps. I don't think it's for moisture absorption.
Because blue silica gel contain cobalt chloride which is carcinogen?Come on guys... be sensible lah.
$5 can get you one big bottle of silica gel, that can probably last you a lifetime if you use it properly. Why bother with all these dubious methods?
Why don't you try yourself to put a salt in a salt bottle without rice, and see what happen in few days.
Regards,
Arto.