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America's Test Kitchen
October 2013
On Sale: October 15, 2013
ISBN: 1936493527
EAN: 9781936493524
Kindle: B00FEIQ93K
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At Americaβs Test Kitchen, our kitchen experts are not just test cooks, editors, and writersβwe are first and foremost educators. Behind every βbestβ version of a recipe that our team has developed over the past 20 years is a simple fact: Good cooking is based on a foundation of objective techniques. There is a best way to beat egg whites or pan-sear a steak, and your cooking will be more successfulβand more enjoyableβif you understand these fundamental principles. Our magazines, books, television shows, and websites have been effective tools for teaching millions of home cooks. Two years ago, we launched an interactive video-based online cooking school that brings all our best practices into one place and gives students direct access to experts in our test kitchen. The Americaβs Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook shares the same goal as our online schoolβto teach you the essential skills that will make you a better, more confident cook. So how do we do this? Thereβs no better way to learn than seeing an expert in action, and across the 18 chapters in this book youβll find thousands of photographs that demonstrate exactly what you need to do. Youβll walk through more than 100 fundamental Core Techniques that every cook should know, such as making an omelet, frosting a cake, and carving a chicken. The detailed photo captions explain each step so you can really understandβand masterβthese core techniques. In many cases, you will learn revolutionary techniquesβones you wonβt find anywhere elseβthat make recipes simpler and better. Want to make the perfect vinaigrette that wonβt separate into oily and vinegary droplets? Add a dab of mayonnaise. How about a pie dough that anyone can roll out? Replace some of the ice water with chilled vodka. Tired of brown rice that cooks up sticky or, worse, scorched? Weβll walk you through our recipe that moves the cooking from the stovetop to the oven, guaranteeing fluffy, flawless results. We also show you the essentials like how to crack eggs (on the counter, not the edge of a bowl). With our step-by-step Recipe Tutorials as your guide, you will gain the confidence to tackle more complicated recipes. Photographed from start to finish, dishes like Eggs Benedict, Memphis-Style Barbecued Ribs, and Classic Fresh Fruit Tart become approachable and doable. Not sure exactly how to flip the delicate fillets over for Fish MeuniΓ¨re? Weβll show you how we do it (two spatulas is key). And because we know from experience thereβs nothing worse than diving into a recipe only to be caught off guard that you are missing an ingredient or an essential piece of equipment, we provide tools and ingredient lists plus stats summing up how long a recipe will take. From years of answering readersβ questions and working with our online students, we know where home cooks are likely to get tripped up. Throughout this book we share these insights, and we tell youβand show youβhow to avoid making mistakes in the first place. Rounding out this indispensable cookbook is an exhaustive Cooking Basics chapter, which explains how to stock your kitchen with the right equipment and the best ingredients. Youβll learn a wide variety of knife skills, plus basic food safety, and our best tricks for repairing what might seem like a failed dish. Reading The Americaβs Test Kitchen Cooking School Cookbook is like having an expert by your side as you cook, giving you pointers that will make a lasting impression. Itβs time to cook with confidence.
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