On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

ISBN-13: 9780684800011 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 884 str.

Harold McGee

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Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is a kitchen classic. Hailed by Time magazine as "a minor masterpiece" when it first appeared in 1984, On Food and Cooking is the bible to which food lovers and professional chefs worldwide turn for an understanding of where our foods come from, what exactly they're made of, and how cooking transforms them into something new and delicious.

Now, for its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee has prepared a new, fully revised and updated edition of On Food and Cooking. He has rewritten the text almost completely, expanded it by two-thirds, and commissioned more than 100 new illustrations. As compulsively readable and engaging as ever, the new On Food and Cooking provides countless eye-opening insights into food, its preparation, and its enjoyment.

On Food and Cooking pioneered the translation of technical food science into cook-friendly kitchen science and helped give birth to the inventive culinary movement known as "molecular gastronomy." Though other books have now been written about kitchen science, On Food and Cooking remains unmatched in the accuracy, clarity, and thoroughness of its explanations, and the intriguing way in which it blends science with the historical evolution of foods and cooking techniques.

On Food and Cooking is an invaluable and monumental compendium of basic information about ingredients, cooking methods, and the pleasures of eating. It will delight and fascinate anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or wondered about food.

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"This explains everything. Literally. I am so grateful to McGee for his tirelessness, his patience, and his commitment to answering the whys of the kitchen." -Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat

"I know of no chef worth his salt who doesn't keep a copy of Harold McGee's masterwork, On Food and Cooking... it is the Rosetta stone of the culinary world...McGee flipped on the science switch, and suddenly there was light. Whereas Julia Child taught how, McGee explains 'why.'" -Alton Brown, Time

"I have used Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking whenever I've had questions on the chemistry of food or to understand some aspect of the cooking process." -Jacques Pépin

"A must-have resource for any student of the stove, On Food and Cooking synthesizes details from a wide variety of scientific disciplines and gastronomic traditions, sparking the reader's culinary imagination with every turn of the page. Harold McGee possesses that most rare combination: a scientist's skill and a cook's heart." -Rick Bayless

"On Food and Cooking continues to be the most accurate source of information for generations of chefs. A charismatic teacher, Harold is a veritable fountain of information and without peer in our industry." -Thomas Keller

"I don't think that Harold McGee missed a single detail in this absolutely fascinating anthology of the hows, whys, and wherefores of cooking. This book is a treasure trove of useful facts and unusual information and a must for every cook who possesses an inquiring mind." -Daniel Boulud

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Cooking and Science, 1984 and 2004

Chapter 1 Milk and Dairy Products

Chapter 2 Eggs

Chapter 3 Meat

Chapter 4 Fish and Shellfish

Chapter 5 Edible Plants: An Introduction to Fruits and Vegetables, Herbs and Spices

Chapter 6 A Survey of Common Vegetables

Chapter 7 A Survey of Common Fruits

Chapter 8 Flavorings from Plants: Herbs and Spices, Tea and Coffee

Chapter 9 Seeds: Grains, Legumes, and Nuts

Chapter 10 Cereal Doughs and Batters: Bread, Cakes, Pastry, Pasta

Chapter 11 Sauces

Chapter 12 Sugars, Chocolate, and Confectionery

Chapter 13 Wine, Beer, and Distilled Spirits

Chapter 14 Cooking Methods and Utensil Materials

Chapter 15 The Four Basic Food Molecules

Appendix: A Chemistry Primer

Selected References

Index

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Harold McGee is a world-renowned authority on the science of food and cooking. He studied science and literature at Caltech and Yale, and has written two prize-winning books, On Food and Cooking and The Curious Cook, as well as many articles and reviews. He has been named food writer of the year by Bon Appétit magazine and to the Time 100, an annual list of the world's most influential people. He lives in San Francisco.