A pile of coarse-grained salt with wooden scoop. - By Marion C. Haßold, Www.marionhassold.com/Getty Images If you've ever accidentally had your mouth open when you ...

Salt is one of the most common ingredients used in cooking and manufacturing food, but finer (and pricier) sea salt and Himalayan salt have risen in popularity, partly because they’re less processed ...

ANSWER: Peruse the spice aisle at most grocery stores and check out the salt offerings. The shelves are lined with a dizzying array of salts from those labeled fine to flaked to coarse to standard ...

It's not warm enough to go to most beaches, but it's not hard to remember what it feels like to be there. Ahhh. Days at the beach. It’s a perfect day – the crisp air, light breeze, warm sun – oh, and ...

The pricey pink stuff is hailed as a better-for-you version, with more minerals than table salt, but some argue that it's no healthier. Our experts weigh in. Somehow, in recent years, we’ve gone from ...

It's in nearly every dish we cook, yet few ingredients inspire as much debate as salt. Kosher salt or sea salt? Which one belongs in your kitchen, and does it really matter? Mark Kurlansky, in Salt: A ...

Are table salt and sea salt really all that different? Table salt is refined, fine-textured and often fortified with iodine and anti-caking agents. Sea salt is less processed, coarser and contains ...

Table salt refers to the fine crystals that you’ll find in most salt shakers. Typically made by mining underground salt deposits, this type of salt is processed and refined to remove minerals and ...