It may look entertaining to watch a chef dramatically toss salt onto a steak from above - but is it necessary? Here's the truth behind why they do this.

I grew up thinking you were supposed to salt your steak right before cooking — sprinkle it on both sides, let it sear, done.

Salt is used so often that it's easy to fall into habits that sabotage your home-cooked dish. Here's what we're doing wrong, ...

Roast chicken breasts on chunks of butternut squash, garlic, and onion. When the chicken is done, remove it from the pan and ...

“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, ...