Did you catch more fish than you can fit in your freezer? Try salt-curing your fish to preserve your catch instead. These days, we tend to freeze food when we want to keep it on hand for a long time.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Curious how to make your own cured fish at home? Chef Melissa King shares her top tips, and a recipe. (Photos: Alaska Seafood) ...

A hand applying a salt and sugar cure to salmon - Atsushi Hirao/Shutterstock Way back in early human civilization, we were curing our freshly caught fish with salt to help preserve it for longer. As ...

Ever wonder how that huge, bone-in, Virginia ham can last for a year, swinging from the rafters at room temperature? The biggest reason for this impressive example of food preservation is salt. Salt ...