It may look entertaining to watch a chef dramatically toss salt onto a steak from above - but is it necessary? Here's the truth behind why they do this.

Eight years ago, chef Nusret Gökçe became a meme incarnate when a video of him bouncing grains of salt off his forearm and onto a steak garnered millions of views. The Internet hype was enough to ...

Is hot fat searing the ultimate way to cook steak? Inspired by Salt Bae’s insane method, we poured boiling hot fat over a ...

Chef Nusret Gökçe, better known as Salt Bae, began his journey as an apprentice butcher in the sixth grade and has since founded a global steakhouse empire spanning seven countries. Born to a ...

You know the video. A man in mirrored sunglasses, white T-shirt stretched tight, pinches salt between his fingers and lets it cascade down his forearm in slow motion to land on a slab of meat, like ...