Of all the various dietary needs we hear about from readers, limiting the amount of sodium in recipes is among the most common requests. The good news is that if you’re eating mostly home-cooked food, ...

“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, ...

Scientists reveal the perfect way to cook pasta — with 7g of salt per litre of water. Learn how salt preserves structure, why ...

I love chicken. Everyone does. Not much needs to happen to it. You can just sprinkle with salt and roast. Delicious. Boring. Determined to get a little more creative than that, I thought long and hard ...

Salt is one of the most commonly used ingredients in your kitchen, and for good reason. Each type of salt, from flaky sea salt to finely ground table salt, can improve the taste of ingredients and ...

There's a good chance you're not using salt properly when seasoning your food. Salt should be added throughout the cooking process and there are different kinds of saltiness. Pasta water should be ...

Ina Garten said one of the most common cooking errors is not using salt correctly. Garten said she uses Kosher salt for cooking and flaky salt for garnishing food. Garten also said that people often ...