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Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

Written by: Samin Nosrat
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Samin Nosrat reads "The Four Elements of Good Cooking", part one of her New York Times best seller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

A visionary new master class in cooking that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements, from the woman declared "America's next great cooking teacher" by Alice Waters.

In the tradition of The Joy of Cooking and How to Cook Everything comes Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, an ambitious new approach to cooking by a major new culinary voice. Chef and writer Samin Nosrat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school kids to author Michael Pollan to cook using her revolutionary yet simple philosophy. Master the use of just four elements - salt, which enhances flavor; fat, which delivers flavor and generates texture; acid, which balances flavor; and heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food - and anything you cook will be delicious. By explaining the hows and whys of good cooking, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients, anywhere, at any time.

Echoing Samin's own journey from culinary novice to award-winning chef, Salt, Fat Acid, Heat immediately bridges the gap between home and professional kitchens. With a lighthearted approach to kitchen science, Samin demystifies the four elements of good cooking for everyone.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2017 Samin Nosrat. All rights reserved. (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. Education Food & Wine Chef Cooking Oil Food Chemistry

What the critics say

"Samin Nosrat's narration of her innovative cooking guide is informative and conversational. Nosrat is a helpful friend by your side in the kitchen, cheerfully imparting culinary wisdom through a combination of accessible scientific explanations and tales of past cooking disasters - and triumphs - of her own." (AudioFile)

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A home cook must have

I loved this book, I have it in hard copy and audio. It has changed the way I view chicken breast.
Love, love love this book.

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Good book

Good theoretical intro I don’t really know hard science when it came to cooking but this gave me a good overview to expand my abilities without following recipes so closely and often messing up

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salt fat acid heat

lots of useful information for anyone interested in getting better at cooking and in the kitchen too

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Best cookbook for folks don't follow recipes

If you are one of the folks like me, can never follow a recipe without making many substitutes, this is the best cookbook for you. One focus on explaining elements of good cooking and liberates one from buying more cookbooks. Even though it's bad for business, selling more books, it's good for the reader, we get to learn how to master the elements of good cooking and put together something great every time with what you have at home. #Audible1

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