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 ...

There are three primary types of salt used in cooking: kosher, iodized, and sea salt. Professional chefs overwhelmingly ...

“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, ...

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 ...

Have you been using salt wrong all your life? Are you marinating too long, thinking that it’s necessary for flavoring? Find out which cooking techniques are the subject of heated debates among ...

Bettina Makalintal is a senior reporter at Eater.com, covering restaurant trends, home cooking advice, and all the food you can’t escape on your TikTok FYP. Previously, she worked for Bon Appétit and ...