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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2012
- Book Title
- How to Cook Everything: The Basics: All You Need to Make Great...
- ISBN
- 9780470528068
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0470528060
ISBN-13
9780470528068
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109533864
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
How to Cook Everything: the Basics : All You Need to Make Great Food--With 1,000 Photos: a Beginner Cookbook
Publication Year
2012
Subject
General
Type
Not Available
Subject Area
Cooking, Reference
Series
How to Cook Everything Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
54.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2011-048881
Reviews
'A gem for the inexperienced and experienced…this is a most useful book to add to any cookery shelf.' (Yorkshire Gazette & Herald, 30th May 2012)
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
2
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
641.5
Intended Audience
Trade
Table Of Content
Why Cook? ix Getting Started 1 Breakfast 41 Appetizers and Snacks 69 Salads 107 Soups and Stews 135 Pasta and Grains 171 Vegetables and Beans 215 Meat 263 Poultry 305 Seafood 345 Breads 381 Desserts 419 Making Menus 458 List of Lessons 460 Index 464 Converting Measurements 486
Synopsis
The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you, How to Cook Everything The Basics is the ultimate teaching cookbook: 1,000 photos illustrate the fundamental skills and recipes every home cook should know, and Bittman's practical tips and clear instructions make it easy for anyone to learn to cook., The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you Mark Bittman's highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. With How to Cook Everything The Basics he reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts, Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know. 1,000 beautiful and instructive photographs throughout the book reveal key preparation details that make every dish inviting and accessible. With clear and straightforward directions, Bittman's practical tips and variation ideas, and visual cues that accompany each of the 185 recipes, cooking with How to Cook Everything The Basics is like having Bittman in the kitchen with you. This is the essential teaching cookbook, with 1,000 photos illustrating every technique and recipe; the result is a comprehensive reference that's both visually stunning and utterly practical. Special Basics features scattered throughout simplify broad subjects with sections like "Think of Vegetables in Groups," "How to Cook Any Grain," and "5 Rules for Buying and Storing Seafood." 600 demonstration photos each build on a step from the recipe to teach a core lesson, like "Cracking an Egg," "Using Pasta Water," "Recognizing Doneness," and "Crimping the Pie Shut." Detailed notes appear in blue type near selected images. Here Mark highlights what to look for during a particular step and offers handy advice and other helpful asides. Tips and variations let cooks hone their skills and be creative., "Cooking, at its heart, is simple and straightforward. Even if you've neverpicked up a pot or pan in your life, you can-and should!-enjoy some time in the kitchen every day." - Mark Bittman Hands-On Cooking In How to Cook Everything The Basics , Mark Bittman teaches fundamental cooking techniques and essential lessons through 185 building-block recipes and 1,000 beautiful, instructive photographs. With all the details you need to make delicious food from breakfast to dessert, this is an irresistible, invaluable guide for beginners, accomplished cooks, and everyone in between. "Mark Bittman has removed the last obstacle to simply great home cooking by including a foolproof, visual, and photographic follow-along component to all the basics. The result is a virtual preface to his seminal How to Cook Everything series." - Mario Batali , Chef, Author, and Restaurateur "Before you can cook well, you need to learn the basics. Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything The Basics will make you a better cook." - Tom Colicchio , Chef and Owner of Craft Restaurants "Had Mark published this book earlier, I would not have had to go to culinary school. This is a comprehensive guide to making delicious food." - David Chang , Chef/Owner of the Momofuku restaurants, coauthor of Momofuku , and creator of Lucky Peach
LC Classification Number
TX714.B57322 2012
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- 17 May, 2019Top favourable review
'How to Cook Everything' a great book to have.
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Great for new cooks
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Beginner Friendly Picture Cooking Book
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