Then let me introduce you to the genre known as ... *drumroll* ... KITCHEN SCIENCE! Because you need more books!
The classic being, of course, Harold McGee and his On Food and Cooking and The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore . Of course, none of the others I've read are coming to mind right now, but a quick gander at Amazon produces three that I have now conceived a passion to get and read: The Inquisitive Cook (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805045414/ref=pd_sim_b_5/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155), CookWise (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0688102298/ref=pd_sim_b_3/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155), and What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393011836/ref=pd_sim_b_4/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155).
I also recommend Anthony Bourdain's memoirs/essays Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour. Fun stuff!
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Mon, Dec. 19th, 2005 09:00 pm (UTC)The classic being, of course, Harold McGee and his On Food and Cooking and The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore . Of course, none of the others I've read are coming to mind right now, but a quick gander at Amazon produces three that I have now conceived a passion to get and read: The Inquisitive Cook (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0805045414/ref=pd_sim_b_5/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155), CookWise (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0688102298/ref=pd_sim_b_3/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155), and What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393011836/ref=pd_sim_b_4/104-6546914-9336744?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155).
I also recommend Anthony Bourdain's memoirs/essays Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour. Fun stuff!
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