Cooking Basics for Dummies: Uk Edition

by Miller, Bryan; Rama, Marie

• ISBN13: 9780470742587
• ISBN10: 0470742585
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-05-05
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

The majority of people don't know where to start when it comes to cooking a successful meal. Packed with easy-to-follow guidelines and recipes, this full-colour, hardback, spiral-bound edition of Cooking Basics For Dummies helps novice chefs navigate the kitchen and learn staple cooking techniques.The lay-flat binding is the ideal format for the kitchen environment and the full-colour photos throughout show readers what they can expect to achieve from their efforts.Cooking Basics For Dummies includes: Choosing the right tools and stocking your pantry The essential cooking techniques - boiling, poaching, steaming, saut_ing, braising, stewing, roasting and grilling Expanding your repertoire with delicious recipes A glossary of over 100 common cooking termsAbout the AuthorsBryan Millar is a former New York Times restaurant critic. Marie Ramer is a food writer.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Go On In - It's Only the Kitchen

Cooking with Confidence

Gathering the Tools You Need

The Bare Necessities: Stocking Your Store Cupboard

Know Your Techniques

Boiling, Poaching, and Steaming

Sautéing

Braising and Stewing: Now That's Home Cooking

The House Smells Delicious: Roasting and Grilling

Creating Sensational Sauces

Expand Your Repertoire

The Amazing Egg

Stirring Up Soup-er Homemade Soups

All Dressed Up: Salads and Dressings

Pastamania

One-Pot Meals

Sweet Somethings

The Part of Tens

Ten (Or so) Herbs You Should Know

Ten (Or so) Spices You Should Know

Ten Ways to Think Like a Chef

Appendix: Glossary of (Nearly) 100 Common Cooking Terms

Index

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