“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, ...

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You can’t cook without salt. It’s as simple as that. But if you browse the grocery store, you’ll notice there’s more than one type of salt, and chances are you’re using the wrong kind. Every kitchen ...

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 ...

Salt is an important condiment in most meals, but there are many things people don’t know about it. Have you ever boiled pasta and rice, and they stuck to each other? Well, that’s where salt comes in, ...