The Ceramic Garlic Salt & Pepper Shaker Set from the Japanese design company Puebco is a pair of ceramic shakers shaped like heads of garlic, filled from the bottom through a silicone stopper. They hold salt and pepper, not garlic, which is a small joke at the table that keeps working long after the first person falls for it.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
Puebco has a talent for making ordinary household objects slightly peculiar without tipping them into novelty, and garlic, the one ingredient most kitchens can't do without, is a fitting subject for something you reach for every day. Because they fill from the base, the bulbs stay whole on top, with no cap breaking up the shape. A good small gift for anyone who cooks with more garlic than the recipe asks for, which is most people worth cooking for.
DETAILS
Set of salt and pepper shakers
Material: ceramic, silicone stopper
Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm / 2.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 in
Silicone stopper heat resistant to 180°C / 356°F
Not dishwasher or dish-dryer safe
HOW TO USE
Remove the silicone stopper on the underside and fill with fine salt and ground pepper, then press the stopper back in. Coarse salt or anything with a lot of moisture may clog the holes. Wash by hand.
THE BRAND
Puebco was founded in Japan in 2007 around the idea of making things instinctively, often from found and recycled materials and through handmade processes. The company believes the objects we live with should carry a sense of history and weight, the way people carry their own experiences, and it treats small irregularities as details meant by design rather than flaws.
