Iodized salt is essential for your health, but you should have it in moderation. Iodine is a trace mineral common in dairy products, seafood, grains, and eggs. People combine iodine with table salt to ...

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 … ...

• Table salt grains are finer, so a teaspoon equals much more salt by volume. • Kosher salt’s large crystals give greater ...

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.

For years the salt that was used to season foods in American kitchens and dining rooms was simple and recognizable. There was one choice generally for sale on the shelves of the supermarket: iodized ...

Black salt is a type of rock salt people might use instead of regular table salt. Black salt is lower in sodium, but the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...