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 ...

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

“Once you switch, it’s hard to go back.” ...

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 ...

My preference is kosher salt for most cooking adventures, although I use Morton's table salt when baking. I was taught that using table salt in cooking allows you to salt the food, but using kosher ...

Find out what you should *really* use if a recipe calls for “salt,” then score tips for how to swap kosher salt for table salt—or vice versa. I don’t remember much from high school chemistry class, ...

Salt used to be the most ordinary kitchen staple, but it has gone gourmet. With the tempting array in grocery and specialty stores, it can be hard to know what to reach for. Then there’s the question ...

There were times when Abel Horwitz needed to be escorted to his car after performing his one-man show, “Kosher Salt.” What kind of show calls for an escort? One that tackles antisemitism — and how to ...