Should you add salt to pasta water? The short answer is yes, you absolutely should! But what exactly does salt do to pasta? And how salty should pasta water be? We answer these questions and more — ...

“Salt is easily the most important thing chefs keep in the kitchen,” says Robert Hartman, chef de cuisine at Saint Theo’s restaurant in New York City. It helps bring out the natural flavors in food, ...

Low-sodium soy sauce, soup and snacks dominate supermarket shelves, so it seems pretty obvious that a lot of Americans are aware that they need to lower their sodium intake. But to what extent is it ...

Whether you’re cooking lasagna for a family-friendly Sunday night dinner or whipping up a quick 30-minute meal, you’ve probably heard chefs (or even your own nonna!) say that you should salt your ...