Curing meat is an ancient craft that blends science, patience, and flavor. By using salt, controlled environments, and sometimes fermentation, you can preserve meat for months while developing complex ...

Walk down the deli aisle of any grocery store and you're looking at one of the most sodium-dense sections in the building.

Curing has been used to preserve meat for over five thousand years, and until the invention of refrigeration, curing using salts and spices was one of the most important methods of preserving meat to ...

For an ingredient with such a small footprint, there is a whole lot of ground to cover when it comes to salt. How much to use? What type? Should you even use salt at all? Just as important as whether ...

A hand applying a salt and sugar cure to salmon - Atsushi Hirao/Shutterstock Way back in early human civilization, we were curing our freshly caught fish with salt to help preserve it for longer. As ...