Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A World ...

America’s great salt swap began in the 1980s, when farmers’-market culture and the health-food movement helped American chefs ...

but many other bloggers and cookbook authors prefer kosher salt or suggest finishing a dish with flakey sea salt. Meanwhile, bakers love fine sea salt. What is a cook to do? A naturally occurring ...

While it's a pantry staple used for seasoning everyday dishes, its fine texture makes it ideal for baking. As the name suggests, sea salt is derived from evaporating seawater, which leaves behind salt ...

When following a recipe, it’s helpful to note that a half a teaspoon of table salt will weigh more and therefore contain more sodium than half a teaspoon of kosher or sea salt. When it comes to ...

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 ...