In the kitchen, salt is taste, texture and technique. Salt enhances the flavor of food, can change the consistency of food and is used in culinary applications such as brining. Salt is indispensable ...

Here is a guide to the different kinds of salt commonly called for in recipes. I mostly use table salt in my cooking, but many other bloggers and cookbook authors prefer kosher salt or suggest ...

Salt often makes the difference between a good dish and a great dish. To season with it right and well, it’s helpful to understand the different types of salts and the best ways to use them. Where ...

How many kinds of salt do you have in your pantry? One? Thirty? Do you insist on buying sea salt or believe Himalayan pink salt has special health benefits? With so many myths and so much ...

Of everything Gordon Ramsay corrects on Hell's Kitchen, one issue comes up more consistently than almost any other. Not undercooked proteins. Not broken sauces. Not poor plating. It is seasoning.

Home cooks spend plenty of time thinking about pan racks, knife storage, and perfect coffee stations, but one of the ...

Salt is the most important seasoning tool in your kitchen — while also perhaps the most maligned. “It’s an essential nutrient, a chemical that our bodies can’t do without,” Harold McGee writes in “On ...