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Raise your hand if you’ve ever come across a recipe instruction to “add a pinch of salt” or “a dash of paprika." These vague-sounding directions can be confusing and they often lead you to wonder: how ...

LET THIS BE my official apology for every recipe I’ve written with “salt to taste” as the only guidance. Not long ago, I was asked to test a vegetarian stew for six portions using only “salt to taste.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part of the confusion stems from the fact that these terms predate modern measuring spoons. Before standardized tools, cooks ...