“Salt is easily the most important thing chefs keep in the kitchen,” says Robert Hartman, chef de cuisine at Saint Theo’s restaurant in New York City. It helps bring out the natural flavors in food, ...

It's in nearly every dish we cook, yet few ingredients inspire as much debate as salt. Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A ...

If you've ever tried food that's under-seasoned or (gulp) not seasoned at all, you know that salt is everything. It's essential to a good steak and undoubtedly the VIP in Ree Drummond's best turkey ...

You've probably noticed that some recipes call for salt while others specifically call for kosher salt. Just salt likely means table salt, such as Morton Iodized Salt, while kosher salt will say—you ...

There is no ingredient more essential to every form of home cookery than salt. It’s one of the building blocks of life; an essential nutrient in the human body; a tool used in most every cooking ...

Salt, which adds flavor and texture to dishes and has many household uses, is a pantry essential. There are many varieties of salt used in cooking and baking. While table salt is the most widely used ...

Without salt, food would taste dull and lifeless. After all, just a pinch enhances food and brings out pronounced flavors.

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 ...