NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pink Himalayan salt blocks don't come from the Himalayas and won't stay pink after they are put to their best use, grilling. Those are just two of the surprises revealed in Mark ...

Salt is an essential element for all animal life, including humans, who long ago realized the naturally occurring substance was an effective preservative and flavor enhancer. In addition to the ...

I wanted to test out the Himalayan salt block cooking. So I decided to cook every meat I had available to really find out if it's a good idea or a really bad one. The results was not what I expected.

'Salt Block Cooking: 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks' by Mark Bitterman, $24.99 Bitterman offers 70 recipes including Salt Block Smashed Potatoes, Salt ...

With so many varieties of salt for sale — from Himalayan pink salt to flavored salt — how do you choose? How many kinds of salt do you have in your pantry? One? Thirty? Do you insist on buying sea ...

Have you been using salt wrong all your life? Are you marinating too long, thinking that it’s necessary for flavoring? Find out which cooking techniques are the subject of heated debates among ...