Cooking Cop
Assistant Cook
Could I get your opinions on which is the best book on cooking? Not cookbooks that have recipies, but give more details on the hows and whys???
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ironchef
Executive Chef
Start with this book. Once you understand it, then you can move on. For anyone who is even remotely serious about food and cooking, it should be a part of your collection.
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Cooking Cop
Assistant Cook
Thanks Ironchef, I just called Barnes and Noble, they are holding me a copy.
Don't know how much the book store will charge, but here are some at Amazon. Might be worth looking into if you don't require instant gratification.
Claire
Master Chef
Because I do not care that my books be new, Amazon is one of my best friends (not only cookbooks, but I read voraciously, 3-5 a week of novels, history, bio)(what was my school system thinking when they taught me to speed read at age 10?)(thank heaven for libraries). To me the best book is still Joy of Cooking. Yes, it is recipes, but also a little bit of everything else thrown in.
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What Einstein Told His Cook...you can read it online, apparently
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science ... - Google Book Search
What Einstein Told His Cook...you can read it online, apparently
What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science ... - Google Book Search
jennyema
Chef Extraordinaire
I love McGee and On Food and Cooking, but it's pretty technical.
IMO a much more accessible book is Cookwise by Shirley Corriher. It also covers a wider variety of subjects
What Einstein Told His Cook (and it's sequel II) is a fantastic read too, as is How To Read A French Fry, but they are compilations of newspaper columns and the onfo isn't organized as thoroughly as Cookwise and, again, not as comprehensive.
IMO a much more accessible book is Cookwise by Shirley Corriher. It also covers a wider variety of subjects
What Einstein Told His Cook (and it's sequel II) is a fantastic read too, as is How To Read A French Fry, but they are compilations of newspaper columns and the onfo isn't organized as thoroughly as Cookwise and, again, not as comprehensive.
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