Cookwise
Code: 001381
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Author: Shirley O. CorriherBind: Hard Cover
Size: 7 x 10
Pages: 491
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We first read about this book in an excellent review in US News & World Report. We ordered a copy and we were impressed! Many of us "know how to cook." However, we often simply have a trial-and-error knowledge that some things work and some things fail. But why? What would work? And how do we know what to try. When a recipe fails we are often left wondering why. That is where this book comes in. This book teaches the chemistry of cooking!
When it arrived, we found it so fascinating that we all just sat down and read it, and we learned a great deal. There are ninety-nine pages just on flours and bread making. It lists the effects of different flours, different types of honey, different yeasts, and even how our source of water can sometimes make a difference between beautifully risen breads or hard little bricks!
This book is worth the price. It is a treasure trove of knowledge on the "hows" and "whys" of cooking that recipes never explain. It is also an excellent instructional book if you are teaching others to cook. Each recipe starts off with, "What this recipe shows." As a result, you are learning to create rather than just follow instructions.
Because the book is a secular work, it contains a few recipes that use ingredients that contain alcohol.
When it arrived, we found it so fascinating that we all just sat down and read it, and we learned a great deal. There are ninety-nine pages just on flours and bread making. It lists the effects of different flours, different types of honey, different yeasts, and even how our source of water can sometimes make a difference between beautifully risen breads or hard little bricks!
This book is worth the price. It is a treasure trove of knowledge on the "hows" and "whys" of cooking that recipes never explain. It is also an excellent instructional book if you are teaching others to cook. Each recipe starts off with, "What this recipe shows." As a result, you are learning to create rather than just follow instructions.
Because the book is a secular work, it contains a few recipes that use ingredients that contain alcohol.
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