The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439172520)

In The Elements of Cooking, New York Times bestselling author Michael Ruhlman deconstructs the essential knowledge of the kitchen to reveal what professional chefs know only after years of training and experience. With alphabetically ordered entries and eight beautifully written essays, Ruhlman outlines what it takes to cook well: understanding heat, using the right tools, cooking with eggs, making stock, making sauce, salting food, what a cook should read, and exploring the most important skill to have in the kitchen, finesse. The Elements of Cooking gives everyone the tools they need to go from being a good cook to a great one.

Author: Michael Ruhlman
ISBN-10: 1439172528
ISBN-13: 9781439172520
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2010
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.98h x 4.82w x 0.65d

Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 06/27/2010 pg. 20