Essentials of Cooking
I love to be technique centric with my hobbies - this book is a great reference, and really well illustrated. You can use it as a coffee table book too.
In this unrivaled practical guide, one of America's most widely respected cookbook authors distills his vast knowledge and experience into the 100 essential techniques that every cook needs to know. Seven hundred and fifty photographs unravel the mysteries of the method and provide practical application on the spot.
Each technique is further explained in terms of how it makes the food taste: What happens, for example, if you cook the fish in butter versus oil? Why does roasting make vegetables taste so good? How do you decide whether you want to make a chicken stew or sautT?
Here are answers to just about every cooking question, from the simple to the sublime: how to boil an artichoke or cook a soft-boiled egg, or how to clean soft-shell crabs or even butcher and roast a whole saddle of lamb. Knowing how to execute a technique makes you efficient; knowing why you've chosen that technique makes you a master.
beginners
Good cookbook for beginners. Touches on all essentials needed to cook almost anything. Great gift for newbie without much experience.
Home chefs this is for you
Peterson's book is illustrated with high quality color photograhs that show the reader exactly how to prepare a wide variety of meals using basic methods that professional chefs routinely use. This is not a cookbook per se; rather an excellent technique of cooking book for meats, fish and vegetables. Great book for a new or experienced cook.
The best "basic techniques" book on cooking
The Essentials is the best book on basic techniques I've found in 20 year of cooking for friends and family. It's my go to gift for nieces/nephews graduating from college and anyone else who wants to learn more about some of the things they've had at our house.
After this, you don't need a lot of other cook books - you can make your own recipes based on the techniques.
In this unrivaled practical guide, one of America's most widely respected cookbook authors distills his vast knowledge and experience into the 100 essential techniques that every cook needs to know. Seven hundred and fifty photographs unravel the mysteries of the method and provide practical application on the spot.
Each technique is further explained in terms of how it makes the food taste: What happens, for example, if you cook the fish in butter versus oil? Why does roasting make vegetables taste so good? How do you decide whether you want to make a chicken stew or sautT?
Here are answers to just about every cooking question, from the simple to the sublime: how to boil an artichoke or cook a soft-boiled egg, or how to clean soft-shell crabs or even butcher and roast a whole saddle of lamb. Knowing how to execute a technique makes you efficient; knowing why you've chosen that technique makes you a master.
beginners
Good cookbook for beginners. Touches on all essentials needed to cook almost anything. Great gift for newbie without much experience.
Home chefs this is for you
Peterson's book is illustrated with high quality color photograhs that show the reader exactly how to prepare a wide variety of meals using basic methods that professional chefs routinely use. This is not a cookbook per se; rather an excellent technique of cooking book for meats, fish and vegetables. Great book for a new or experienced cook.
The best "basic techniques" book on cooking
The Essentials is the best book on basic techniques I've found in 20 year of cooking for friends and family. It's my go to gift for nieces/nephews graduating from college and anyone else who wants to learn more about some of the things they've had at our house.
After this, you don't need a lot of other cook books - you can make your own recipes based on the techniques.
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