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Start here : instructions for becoming a better cook / Sohla El-Waylly ; foreword by Samin Nosrat ; photographs by Laura Murray ; illustrations by Aly Miller ; design by Chris Cristiano.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023Edition: First editionDescription: lxxiii, 578 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • still image
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593320464
  • 0593320468
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Contents:
How to use this book -- Things to have -- CULINARY LESSONS. Taste : how else are you gonna know if your food's any good? -- Temperature management 101 : master heat by cooking eggs all the ways -- Just add water : (or any liquid) to cook grains, beans & pasta -- Break it down & get saucy : how to stew & braise -- Steam & poach : quick cooking & clean flavors -- Go to brown town : cooking with dry heat -- BAKING & PASTRY LESSONS. All about butter : and how to mix & cream it right -- Whip (& fold) it good : take your desserts to fluff city -- Smooth operator : set the silkiest custards & puddings -- Caramelize : scorching syrups & molten caramels -- Getting to know dough : easy breads for everyone -- After party! : layer cakes for days -- Putting it all together.
Summary: "More than 200 recipes--and techniques--for cooking with creativity and confidence"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 641.3 E52 Available 33111011209307
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 641.3 E52 Available 33111011139579
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARD WINNER * Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.

"The new Joy of Cooking ." -- The New York Times

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times , NPR, Epicurious, The Boston Globe

"The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook."--from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

"A book to return to again and again and again." --Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple

A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.

Across a dozen technique-themed chapters--from "Temperature Management 101" and "Break it Down & Get Saucy" to "Go to Brown Town," "All About Butter," and "Getting to Know Dough"--Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.

A one-stop resource, regardless of what you're hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes, including:

Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham Charred Lemon Risotto Chilled Green Tahini Soba Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza Fruity-Doodle Cookies Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches
Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school--without the student loans.

"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso.

"More than 200 recipes--and techniques--for cooking with creativity and confidence"-- Provided by publisher.

How to use this book -- Things to have -- CULINARY LESSONS. Taste : how else are you gonna know if your food's any good? -- Temperature management 101 : master heat by cooking eggs all the ways -- Just add water : (or any liquid) to cook grains, beans & pasta -- Break it down & get saucy : how to stew & braise -- Steam & poach : quick cooking & clean flavors -- Go to brown town : cooking with dry heat -- BAKING & PASTRY LESSONS. All about butter : and how to mix & cream it right -- Whip (& fold) it good : take your desserts to fluff city -- Smooth operator : set the silkiest custards & puddings -- Caramelize : scorching syrups & molten caramels -- Getting to know dough : easy breads for everyone -- After party! : layer cakes for days -- Putting it all together.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 558-559) and index.

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