The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780393081084)

Ever wondered how to pan-fry a steak with a charred crust and an interior that's perfectly medium-rare from edge to edge when you cut into it? How to make homemade mac 'n' cheese that is as satisfyingly gooey and velvety-smooth as the blue box stuff, but far tastier? How to roast a succulent, moist turkey (forget about brining!)--and use a foolproof method that works every time?

As Serious Eats's culinary nerd-in-residence, J. Kenji Lez-Alt has pondered all these questions and more. In The Food Lab, Kenji focuses on the science behind beloved American dishes, delving into the interactions between heat, energy, and molecules that create great food. Kenji shows that often, conventional methods don't work that well, and home cooks can achieve far better results using new--but simple--techniques. In hundreds of easy-to-make recipes with over 1,000 full-color images, you will find out how to make foolproof Hollandaise sauce in just two minutes, how to transform one simple tomato sauce into a half dozen dishes, how to make the crispiest, creamiest potato casserole ever conceived, and much more.

Author: J. Kenji Lez-Alt
ISBN-10: 0393081087
ISBN-13: 9780393081084
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2015
Pages: 960
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.45lbs
Size: 10.80h x 8.80w x 1.80d

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New York Times Book Review 12/06/2015 pg. 21
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