A spoonful of flaky salt is presented on striped background - Brent Hofacker/Shutterstock As any seasoned cook can tell you, salt matters. Without it, steaks are bland, caramels are too sweet, and ...

Like any experienced chef, Bobby Flay has plenty of flavor go-to's when it comes to cooking steak at home. One of those ...

Ramp season here in the Hudson Valley is an eagerly awaited event occurring for a few short weeks. This year I plucked a few ramp leaves from my foraging spot in the woods, wrapping the leaves and ...

We all know that salt and pepper help create a crust on steak, but did you know grabbing the right salt to finish the dish is ...

Alton Brown knows his salts and he is not shy about sharing his thoughts on them. The Food Network personality, cookbook author, and overall culinary whiz has long been a proponent of kosher salt for ...

How many kinds of salt do you have in your pantry? One? Thirty? Do you insist on buying sea salt or believe Himalayan pink salt has special health benefits? With so many myths and so much ...

Before I started cooking more seriously in my early 20s, certain ingredients seemed pretty simple. Butter was butter. Flour was flour — I didn’t know that there was a marked difference between A.P.

Table salt, kosher salt, finishing salt: The choice can be confusing, but we offer a little explanation and advice. By Melissa Clark Reporting from Aigues-Mortes, France; Maldon, England; and Portland ...

Transform ripe or less-than-perfect peaches into a luscious summer meal with these buttery peach and ricotta crostini, topped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alton Brown giving a thumbs up - Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Alton Brown knows his salts and he is not shy about sharing his thoughts ...