Kosher salt, like all salt, is NaCl—sodium ions electrostatically bound with chloride ions and arranged in a crystal ...

[Chase]’s crystal-growing efforts have shown up here before, when he turned humble table salt into beautiful cubic crystals. We find the whole crystal-growing process fascinating, and we’re ...

Bakers have a lot of different opinions about what type of salt to use in recipes. But what are the key differences between ...

As the name suggests, sea salt is derived from evaporating seawater, which leaves behind salt crystals. For this reason, it is less processed than table salt and does contain trace amounts of other ...

we dug our crystals out with a fork). We used Epsom salt, but you can use other solids, including table salt or sugar. These will each behave differently – sugar is more soluble than Epsom salt ...

The style and brand of salt you use can make all the difference between a dish that falls flat, one that sings and is full of flavor, or one that is so salty, it’s inedible. (Also, when you add salt ...