Here is a guide to the different kinds of salt commonly called for in recipes. I mostly use table salt in my cooking, but many other bloggers and cookbook authors prefer kosher salt or suggest ...

Traditional salt is primarily made up of sodium chloride. Most people in the U.S. consume more sodium each day than health officials recommend, mainly because sodium is common in processed foods and ...

A chef instructor taught me how to substitute one for the other. • Table salt grains are finer, so a teaspoon equals much more salt by volume. • Kosher salt’s large crystals give greater control and ...