Cooking Basics For Dummies, UK Edition (Spiral-Bound Hardback)

By: Bryan Miller, Marie Rama

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Hardcover | 20 February 2009

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The majority of people don’t know where to start when it comes to cooking a successful meal. Packed with easy-to-follow guidelines and recipes, this full-colour, hardback, spiral-bound edition of Cooking Basics For Dummies helps novice chefs navigate the kitchen and learn staple cooking techniques.

The lay-flat binding is the ideal format for the kitchen environment and the full-colour photos throughout show readers what they can expect to achieve from their efforts.

Cooking Basics For Dummies includes:

- Choosing the right tools and stocking your pantry
- The essential cooking techniques - boiling, poaching, steaming, sautéing, braising, stewing, roasting and grilling
- Expanding your repertoire with delicious recipes
- A glossary of over 100 common cooking terms

About The Authors: Bryan Millar is a former New York Times restaurant critic. Marie Ramer is a food writer.

Industry Reviews

"Cooking Basics for Dummies sets out to prove that cooking doesn't have to be hard." (StudentTimes.org, February 27th 2009) "Like Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food...Good to get you started if you're a cooking virgin...simple guide to a good feed." (Zoo Weekly, March 20th 2009) "...one foolproof way to turn out dish after dish of fantastic fare, is Cooking Basics For Dummies." (Scotland Week News, June 13th 2009)

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Introduction
Go On In - It's Only the Kitchen
Cooking with Confidence
Gathering the Tools You Need
The Bare Necessities: Stocking Your Store Cupboard
Know Your Techniques
Boiling, Poaching, and Steaming
Sautéing
Braising and Stewing: Now That's Home Cooking
The House Smells Delicious: Roasting and Grilling
Creating Sensational Sauces
Expand Your Repertoire
The Amazing Egg
Stirring Up Soup-er Homemade Soups
All Dressed Up: Salads and Dressings
Pastamania
One-Pot Meals
Sweet Somethings
The Part of Tens
Ten (Or so) Herbs You Should Know
Ten (Or so) Spices You Should Know
Ten Ways to Think Like a Chef
Appendix: Glossary of (Nearly) 100 Common Cooking Terms
Index
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