A bit of salt in the diet is necessary for good health. The seasoning is also a kitchen staple and taste booster, but Americans consume way too much — usually without even picking up a saltshaker.

Sea salt, kosher salt, table salt — is one better? Do we need the iodine that comes from iodized salt? Do trace minerals in sea salt matter? Do colored sea salts have better flavor? Is kosher salt … ...

A: Peruse the spice aisle at most grocery stores and check out the salt offerings. The shelves are lined with a dizzying array of salts from those labeled fine to flaked to coarse to standard iodized ...

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 ...

Have you ever been confused while glancing through the supermarket shelves wondering which salt is better and is there an actual difference between the varieties of salts like Kosher salt or Table ...

I’m not being hyperbolic when I say salt is the most important seasoning of all time. It makes things taste salty, sure, but it also makes things taste like better versions the themselves, and more ...

Salt often makes the difference between a good dish and a great dish. To season with it right and well, it’s helpful to understand the different types of salts and the best ways to use them. Where ...

Ever wonder why so many recipes, especially those that are promoted as healthy, call for kosher salt? While most salt is kosher, brands specifically labeled as ‘Kosher Salt’ have coarse crystals which ...

Michael Latour, chef and owner of Latour restaurant in Ridgewood, doesn’t use iodized salt. Neither does Jamie Knott, chef and owner of the Saddle River Inn. Ditto Adam Weiss, who until recently was ...