‘List your hobbies and interests’: for some, these five words, most likely spotted on job applications and dating profiles, send minds into overdrive. Between holding down a job, keeping up with your ...

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 ...

Wooden board topped with various cured meats - Grandriver/Getty Images If you've ever found yourself standing aimlessly in front of the deli section at the grocery store, you're not alone. Sometimes ...

Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

Cured meat always seems like it came straight from the food factory, complete with plastic packaging. Italian cold cuts, Spanish-style chorizo (as opposed to the uncured Mexican kind), and bacon (even ...