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 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 ...

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 ...

• Table salt grains are finer, so a teaspoon equals much more salt by volume. • Kosher salt’s large crystals give greater ...

Sea salt is often heralded as the premier salt for cooking. It is sold as loose crystalline flakes, chunky crystals, and in granulated form. Fill your salt mill or crush the flakes between your ...

These common brands of kosher salt aren’t interchangeable. Here’s what chefs have to say. Food & Wine / Cargill / Morton Salt, Inc / Getty Images The right type (and amount) of salt can make or break ...