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Book Title: On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen The author of the book: Harold McGee Edition: Scribner Date of issue: November 16th 1984 ISBN: 0684181320 ISBN 13: 9780684181325 Language: English Format files: PDF The size of the: 34.86 MB City - Country: No data Loaded: 2462 times Reader ratings: 5.6 |
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"On Food and Cooking" is a unique blend of culinary lore and scientific explanation that examines food -- its history, its make-up, and its behavior when we cook it, cool it, dice it, age it, or otherwise prepare it for eating. Generously spiced with historical and literary anecdote, it covers all the major food categories, from meat and potatoes to sauce bearnaise and champagne. Easy-to-understand scientific explanations throw light on such mysteries as why you can whip cream but not milk; what makes white meat white; whether searing really seals in flavor; how to tell stale eggs from fresh; why "fruits" ripen and "vegetables" don't; how to save a sauce; what hops do; and what happens when you knead dough. A chapter on nutrition reveals that Americans have been obsessed with their diet since the 1800s and exposes the fallacies behind food fads past and present. There's a section on additives -- a not-so-new addition to food -- and taste and smell, our two pleasure-giving versions of the oldest sense on earth. With more than 200 illustrations, including extraordinary photographs of food taken through the electron microscope, this book will delight and fascinate anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or wondered about food.

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McGee is a visiting scholar at Harvard University. His book On Food and Cooking has won numerous awards and is used widely in food science courses at many universities. McGee's scientific approach to cooking has been embraced and popularized by chefs and authors such as Heston Blumenthal, David Chang, Alton Brown, Shirley Corriher, Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Russ Parsons.
Reviews of the On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

CONNOR
Total disappointment

HANNAH
Why are you asking to write a phone number?

STANLEY
On one Breath

JASMINE
Phone number you need to drive to protect against robots.
I never liked the book.
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