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 ...

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 ...

If there’s one thing we couldn’t cook without, it’s salt. We rely on it to flavor food, mellow bitterness, heighten sweetness, and make ingredients taste like the best version of themselves. Two of ...