Keys to Good Cooking

A Guide to Making the Best of Foods and Recipes

By Harold McGee | Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

About the book

The answers to many kitchen conundrums in one easy-to-use volume, from the author of the acclaimed culinary classic On Food and Cooking

Harold McGee is our foremost expert on the science of cooking, advising professional chefs worldwide. Now he offers the same  authoritative advice for food lovers everywhere in Keys to Good Cooking. A companion volume to recipe books, a touchstone for spotting flawed recipes and making the best of them, Keys to Good Cooking is a welcome aid for cooks of all types—translating the modern science of cooking into immediately useful information. Taking home cooks from market to table--and teaching them the best way to select, prepare, and present an amazing array of food--Keys to Good Cooking is an invaluable resource for anyone who prepares food and wants to do it well.

Editions of Keys to Good Cooking

Hardcover
ISBN 9781594202681
Paperback
ISBN 9780143122319
EBook
ISBN 9781101444665

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The answers to many kitchen conundrums in one easy-to-use volume, from the author of the acclaimed culinary classic On Food and Cooking

Harold McGee is our foremost expert on the science of cooking, advising professional chefs worldwide. Now he offers the same  authoritative advice for food lovers everywhere in Keys to Good Cooking. A companion volume to recipe books, a touchstone for spotting flawed recipes and making the best of them, Keys to Good Cooking is a welcome aid for cooks of all types—translating the modern science of cooking into immediately useful information. Taking home cooks from market to table--and teaching them the best way to select, prepare, and present an amazing array of food--Keys to Good Cooking is an invaluable resource for anyone who prepares food and wants to do it well.

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The answers to many kitchen conundrums in one easy-to-use volume, from the author of the acclaimed culinary classic On Food and Cooking

Harold McGee is our foremost expert on the science of cooking, advising professional chefs worldwide. Now he offers the same  authoritative advice for food lovers everywhere in Keys to Good Cooking. A companion volume to recipe books, a touchstone for spotting flawed recipes and making the best of them, Keys to Good Cooking is a welcome aid for cooks of all types—translating the modern science of cooking into immediately useful information. Taking home cooks from market to table--and teaching them the best way to select, prepare, and present an amazing array of food--Keys to Good Cooking is an invaluable resource for anyone who prepares food and wants to do it well.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Keys to Good Cooking?

Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure > Cookery / food and drink / food writing / cookbooks

Where can I read a sample of Keys to Good Cooking?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781594202681

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Keys to Good Cooking?

Harold McGee

Who is the Publisher of the book Keys to Good Cooking?

Penguin Publishing Group

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Keys to Good Cooking is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781594202681) and paperback(ISBN 9780143122319) and ebook(ISBN 9781101444665)

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