“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, ...

With a little planning, you can transform your vegetables from bland or bitter to tender, savory, and even sweet.

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 ...

Cooking pasta seems simple, but food experts say you’ve probably been doing it wrong. The secret? It’s all in the salt, the water, and what you do before you drain it.

For an ingredient with such a small footprint, there is a whole lot of ground to cover when it comes to salt. How much to use? What type? Should you even use salt at all? Just as important as whether ...

Salt has become something of a four-letter word. With the medical community appropriately educating the public to be wary of ingesting too much – especially those with serious conditions such as ...

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 ...

Want bolder flavor without leaning on salt and butter? Chefs share smart techniques, such as brightening dishes with acid and ...

Of all the various dietary needs, limiting the amount of sodium in recipes is among the most common. The good news is that if you’re eating mostly home-cooked food, you’re already well on your way to ...

Salt block cooking looks impressive—but does it actually work? In this experiment, every type of meat was cooked on a salt ...