Everything You Wanted to Know About Salt but Were Too Afraid to Ask
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…
Season Your Food Gently With Sea Salt Spray
Photo: OlgaOzik (Shutterstock) Giant salt flakes are the cool kids of food pop culture. It makes sense, they make a great snacking salt, but they’ve managed to siphon away attention…
This Is How Much Salt You Need to Dry Brine a Turkey
Photo: Brent Hofacker (Shutterstock) Dry brining is the simple act of sprinkling a food (usually meat) with a solute (usually salt, but sometimes a mixture of salt and sugar) to…
This One Ingredient Will Make Your Mayo More Dippable
Last week I went to the much anticipated opening of Jeffrey Morgenthaler and Benjamin Amberg’s new bar, Pacific Standard. (If you read this site regularly, you may be familiar with…
Why Does Salt Have an Expiration Date?
Photo: Claire Lower Salt is an incredibly common ingredient that most of us take for granted. It’s a simple, inorganic (meaning “not carbon based”) molecule comprised of two tiny ions,…
How (and When) to Properly Season a Steak
Photo: Davidchuk Alexey (Shutterstock) Conjure up an image of the perfect steak and you’ll likely land on a red and juicy interior enveloped in a savory, browned crust. Add in…
12 Ways You Should Be Using Salt to Clean Your Home
Photo: real_content (Shutterstock) Bongs can get pretty gross. After prolonged use, resin starts to build up, and with the amount of mouths breathing through it, you can imagine what gets…
Not All Salt Is the Same
Photo: Angelus_Svetlana (Shutterstock) The Grown-Up KitchenThe Grown-Up KitchenWelcome to The Grown-Up Kitchen, Skillet’s series designed to answer your most basic culinary questions and fill in any gaps that may be…
How to Minimize Salt Damage to Your Car This Winter
Photo: KN (Shutterstock) Driving in the winter can be tricky for a number of reasons. No one likes brushing snow or scraping ice off their windows, windshields fog up or…