If you plan to buy butter from Trader Joe’s, you’re better off grabbing its salted cultured version. This one lacks aroma and ...

All of us, at some point, have run into a butter dilemma. You reach into the fridge looking for butter only to be met with options: salted, unsalted. Can they be used interchangeably? Or, perhaps, a ...

Salt, as we know, is a preservative, meaning it extends the shelf life of butter. According to Food52, salted butter keeps for five months, while unsalted only lasts for three. For me, this is good ...

QUESTION: If a baking recipe calls for butter, should I assume salted or unsalted? If I guess wrong, what is the impact to the recipe? If salted butter is required, and I only have unsalted, can I add ...

What is the best butter to buy? The best butter is more than just a cooking lubricant (wink). It’s rich, creamy, a little ...

“If you’re trying to limit salt use, fermented foods are a great way to add salinity while also layering flavor,” says Fenton ...

As a highly opinionated group, our team doesn’t always agree on some key culinary questions. We’ve had many arguments about whether a hot dog is a sandwich, if ketchup belongs on a bacon, egg, and ...

This story is part of Salon Food’s “In Defense Of…” series, which is a collection of commentary, personal essays, and reporting about foods we love that are controversial, unfairly maligned or could ...