Truffle Sea Salt, Smoked Bacon Chipotle Sea Salt Gift Pack (2 x 4 oz Jars)

I thought the price on theses flavored salts was wowzer high, but took a risk in hopes of finding something that might be really special.Everyone's palate is different, but for me, these taste overwhelmingly of salt and, in the smoke-flavored ones, smoke...and barely at all of the other flavorings. I'm not talking, here, of subtlety in, e.g., the bacon, but of (again, to my taste buds) bare or non- existence.Maybe these are processed in some special way, and/or offer some special flavors to other folks that makes them delicious (or even edible), but for me, it's a rip off; I just paid over $20 for some little containers of extremely strong salt...which, btw, I don't understand; I've used all kinds of unflavored salt and loved it, never having to be ultra-careful not to over-salt. On the contrary, I salt food more heavily than most people. But I have to practically count the granules to avoid winding up with oversalted fish, vegetables, or any of the other foods on which I've tried these salts. Until now, I'd never even realized there was such a thing as extra-extra-salty salt, but evidently there is.

Overall rating 2.5 stars. Nicely packaged and possibly a great gift for the right person, but there is very little salt in the jars, perhaps about 1/3 to maybe 1/2 cup each. Not much for $30! As for the taste all I can say is that it tastes like salt! I taste no difference from other specialty salts on the market. There is a lot of hype in the description. The grains are attractive and are a nice finishing salt for some dishes but for the money I say forget it! I wouldn't purchase again. You can buy two pound bags of high quality similar salts for around $10-$15 each, which is a MUCH better deal!

I absolutely love spicy salt, and had high hopes for these.The previous ghost pepper salt I had from a different company was delicious (albeit foul smelling). So I went into trying this product with an open mind, understanding some peppers don't have good odors, or only decent flavors. But my goodness, for some reason the habanero and ghost pepper ones were horrible. I'm not sure if I simply had a bad batch, but the ghost pepper felt like I was eating burning rubber (had very nice heat to it but the flavor was unbearable). The habanero salt had a typical underlying habanero flavor, but also still that strong rubber taste.Luckily the Jalapeño one tastes pretty good, very subtle flavor but sadly no heat/spicy behind it very much.The salts came with clumps of chili powder, as the creation of the salts consisted of just grabbing normal sea salt and throwing spicy powder on it, instead of having the pepper flavors actually in the salt itself. This also caused a lot of sneezing and burning in my nose when trying to mix the salt up to hopefully clear some of the bad taste.Very disappointed, will be throwing away the ghost pepper and habanero salts.

Not the presentation I was expecting at this price. "Natural Bacon flavor?" (FDA) "natural flavor" regulations do not restrict the dozens of other ingredients like preservatives and solvents that can go into a so-called natural flavor. Ultimately, because of the wide variety of ingredients that typically go into “natural” flavorings, “there does not seem to be much of a difference between natural and artificial flavors,” said David Andrews, a scientist at the Environmental Working Group, a research and advocacy organization. -New York Times Feb 2019. This purchase is not eligible for returns. :(

I never write reviews but wow these salts are amazing! My husband and I consider ourselves salt aficionados and we are always on the search for a great smoke salt, which are actually hard to find. All 3 of these smell and taste amazing. I added the smoked bacon onion salt to broccoli with no other spices and for the first time my husband and I were fighting over who got the last broccoli. I will definitely order these again.

I made the mistake of buying several different "flavors" of this companies salts and basically it's the same salt with different food colorings. Even the taste and body of the salt is nothing more than like table salt. They call it sea salt but it doesn't have any of the wholesomeness or fullness that good sea salt has. I'm super disappointed with this product and company. Any small bottle of pink himalayan sea salt for half the price tastes better than these. And to add insult to injury for some reason they made their products "unreturnable" even though I'm well within the 30 day window. WHAT A RIP OFF!!!!!!!

I love my Caravelle Gourmet Salts. I had previously picked up the Smoked Bacon Chipotle at a specialty kitchen shop but it sadly closed about 3 years later. Fortunately, I had a new supply on hand and began my search for a new seller. It had come to the point that I was very low and began rationing my favorite surprise seasoning. I finally thought to look on Amazon and found my Chipotle salt packaged with two other flavors which I have now begun trying out in different dishes. These really do add a subtle zing to everyday cooking!

Quick delivery! I was out of all my smoked salts and was really happy to get these in a timely manner. I use them for so many things! Great topping for deviled eggs, baked potatoes, delicious on corn on the cob , seasoning for chicken, beef, and fish. Spice up a bloody Mary or add a smoky note to a margarita! The possibilities are only limited by your imagination, and the more you use them, the more uses you will find find for them. These are nearly impossible to find in retail stores, and I was delighted to see them featured online. I only gave them three stars as giftable, because I would never give mine away!