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 ...

Wooden spoon with salt flakes spilling from it onto wood surface. - Michelle Lee Photography/Getty Images When it comes to pickling — making simple cuke pickles, tangy sauerkraut, or other funky, ...

The right salt can heighten flavor, add crunch and transform a dish. Three chefs explain which types they rely on and exactly ...

Ever wonder why a pinch of flaky salt doesn't pack the same punch as table salt? Certain physical characteristics change how ...

2024 F&W Best New Chef Leina Horii agrees that of all kosher salts, Diamond Crystal feels the best between her fingers. “Like the name implies, the salt structure is almost crystalline as opposed to ...

This simple baking powder trick is the key to shatteringly crisp oven-roasted chicken.

“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, ...