Bring the Oregon Coast to Your Kitchen
At Jacobsen Salt Co., our mission is to create salt and premium pantry staples that transform the way people cook and experience food. Founded in 2011, we harvest salt from the cold, pristine waters of Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast to create a bright, briny, and crunchy salt that is a reflection of this bay and our attentive salt making process.
At Jacobsen Salt Co., our mission is to create salt and premium pantry staples that transform the way people cook and experience food. Founded in 2011, we harvest salt from the cold, pristine waters of Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast to create a bright, briny, and crunchy salt that is a reflection of this bay and our attentive salt making process.
It All Starts in the Bay
Not all saltwater is the same. Founder, Ben Jacobsen, tested 27 sites all along the Washington and Oregon coasts before landing in Netarts Bay, just south of Tillamook, Oregon. This spot was chosen specifically because of its bright salinity, thanks in part to the number of oysters in the bay that act as a natural filter.
NETARTS BAY, OREGON
In addition to oysters, this serene estuarine bay is home to clams, crabs and flocks of coastal birds, like bald eagles, egrets, herons and cormorants. In the language of the local Killamook tribe, "Ne ta ats" meant "near the water" or "many waters.” Looking west across the bay from our salt production facility is the Netarts Bay spit; this stretch of land protects the bay from the Pacific Ocean and was long inhabited by the Killamook people. The middens and other settlement remains at this site are of great archaeological significance to the area.
NETARTS BAY, OREGON
In addition to oysters, this serene estuarine bay is home to clams, crabs and flocks of coastal birds, like bald eagles, egrets, herons and cormorants. In the language of the local Killamook tribe, "Ne ta ats" meant "near the water" or "many waters.” Looking west across the bay from our salt production facility is the Netarts Bay spit; this stretch of land protects the bay from the Pacific Ocean and was long inhabited by the Killamook people. The middens and other settlement remains at this site are of great archaeological significance to the area.
MAKES YOU WANT TO COOK
We believe that taste, texture, and color are what make a great salt. Though produced naturally, it takes a special process to extract and create salt the way that we do. From our proprietary drying process to hand grading every batch, we take great pride in bringing you salt that is truly exceptional; bright and briny, with a delicate crunch and no bitter aftertaste–a crystallization of craft and care that will bring out the best in every meal.
How Our Salt Is Made
Step One
Seawater is pumped, filtered, and then transferred into a reverse osmosis machine, where it is further filtered and reduced to a concentrated saltwater, which is called prebrine.
Step two
Next, this prebrine is pumped into large boil tanks where excess minerals are removed and the prebrine continues to reduce down to brine. The brine is then pumped into custom-made evaporation pans and carefully heated, creating beautiful sea salt.
Step Three
The flakes are gently scooped from the pans, rinsed, and put onto racks in a dehydrator for drying. Once dry, every flake of salt is sifted, sorted and graded. The fully formed pyramid-shaped crystals become our flake salt, while smaller flakes and coarser crystals become our kosher salt. After this, the salt is sealed and sent to our Portland facility for packaging and distribution.
Step One
Seawater is pumped, filtered, and then transferred into a reverse osmosis machine, where it is further filtered and reduced to a concentrated saltwater, which is called prebrine.
Step two
Next, this prebrine is pumped into large boil tanks where excess minerals are removed and the prebrine continues to reduce down to brine. The brine is then pumped into custom-made evaporation pans and carefully heated, creating beautiful sea salt.
Step Three
The flakes are gently scooped from the pans, rinsed, and put onto racks in a dehydrator for drying. Once dry, every flake of salt is sifted, sorted and graded. The fully formed pyramid-shaped crystals become our flake salt, while smaller flakes and coarser crystals become our kosher salt. After this, the salt is sealed and sent to our Portland facility for packaging and distribution.
Grounded in Craftsmanship
Salt Harvesting 101
Take a closer look inside our saltworks to see what it takes to bring you this elemental ingredient in its most exceptional form.
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10am-5pm
Sunday
11am-5pm
Please note that we do not offer tours of our salt works to the general public at this time.