You've probably noticed that some recipes call for salt while others specifically call for kosher salt. Just salt likely means table salt, such as Morton Iodized Salt, while kosher salt will say—you ...

Ever wonder why a pinch of flaky salt doesn't pack the same punch as table salt? Certain physical characteristics change how we perceive its taste.

“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, ...

• Table salt grains are finer, so a teaspoon equals much more salt by volume. • Kosher salt’s large crystals give greater control and are easier to pinch. • To substitute, halve table salt if using ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A chef instructor teaches us how to substitute one for the other. Simply Recipes / Photo Illustration by Wanda Abraham / Getty ...