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| On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen | 
 enlarge | Author: Harold Mcgee
Publisher: Scribner
Category: Book
List Price: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  174 reviews
Sales Rank: 291
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev Upd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 896
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.7 x 2
ISBN: 0684800012
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9780684800011
ASIN: 0684800012
Publication Date: November 16, 2004
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"On Food and Cooking" by Harold McGee July 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is not for the faint of heart or the casual cook or reader! This is a most complete reference work on the art and science of cooking. If you ever wondered what happens to the food stuff when you cook it or why you do or don't add certain things together while preparing a dish this volume has all your answers. This is not a bedside reader but an excellent addition to your cookbook collection and reference shelf.
 teaches only names July 7, 2008
10 out of 18 found this review helpful
McGee's book set out to teach you the science behind cooking--but ends up teaching you only the names of various compounds and reactions. Very little space is given to teaching the reader how to use food science to craft new recipes or to improve the implementation of existing recipes. Neither is any attention given to how our own kitchen experience can help us understand the nature of foodstuffs better. Also, it may be my own ignorance, but the science itself seems mostly descriptive and not analytical. While there is an appendix on chemistry--it is too little too late. Buying this book may help you impress your dinner guests with your talk, but look elsewhere for resources on how to become a better cook.
a cooks must have! June 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"On Cooking and Food" is the tool to obtain the base knowledge nesessary to do food right. This book is a culinary couse unto it's self, you will go to the next level in your cooking with this book.
Why Chemistry is vital for a cook June 11, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is wonderful. If you love to cook and wonder why and how foods taste wonderful--or horrible--this the book for you. It explains which methods work and which don't and why they do. Worth every penny. Harold McGee is a good writer which makes the book a pleasant, worthwhile read.
Improved my cooking many times over June 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Don't buy this book expecting recipes. Instead, look forward to thousands of little hints on how to make your cooking better couched within the science of why it works. Advice on everything from how to best keep your hard boiled eggs from getting rubbery to how to make good creamy ice cream is in here. Whenever I start making a recipe with new techniques I come back to this book to get advice on how to do it best. Absolutely indispensable if you're teaching yourself how to cook and want to nail down your techniques.
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