We all have gadget without which we cannot leave home. It may be callphone or an iPod, or for some, a cosmetics-compact. For me, in the Summer months at least, it is salt and pepper. I keep mine in tiny, polycarbonate screw-top jars from Muji. I shall be replacing them immediately with the Swiss Spice Humid Proof, a grammatically-challenged portable salt-and-pepper pot.
Coming on like a kind of Siamese Tictac box, the humid-proof container has a tight-sealing, hermetic closure which can't work its way open in your bag (unlike the Muji pots). It can be had with or without salt and pepper inside, and if you choose to order the full version you get some "Alpine herbs" mixed in with the salty rocks. Why would you carry your own salt and pepper around? For picnics, impromptu sandwiches made on the beach and, perhaps most importantly, as a quick-fix for poorly seasoned patatas bravas delivered to your terrace-table by a fast-disappearing waiter. Available now, for around $12.
Classic Shaker [Swiss Spice via Cool Tools]
