"Debunking 7 Myths About Cooking with Salt and Sodium"

Salt is not just for flavor, it also enhances aromas, adds texture, and plays a key role in ensuring food has the right texture and color. Different types of salt are not interchangeable due to variations in grain size. Salt is essential in baking for properly risen and flavored bread, and it also brings other flavors into focus. Adding salt to water does not make it boil faster, and using salt without iodine is not necessarily bad for your health. Fancy salt is best used as a finishing salt.