


The result is a virtual preface to his seminal How to Cook Everything series. Mark Bittman has removed the last obstacle to simply great home cooking by including a foolproof, visual, and photographic follow-along component to all the basics. With all the details you need to make delicious food from breakfast to dessert, this is an irresistible, invaluable guide for beginners, accomplished cooks, and everyone in between. Mark Bittman Hands-On Cooking In How to Cook Everything The Basics, Mark Bittman teaches fundamental cooking techniques and essential lessons through 185 building-block recipes and 1,000 beautiful, instructive photographs. Even if youve neverpicked up a pot or pan in your life, you can-and should!-enjoy some time in the kitchen every day. From the Back Cover Cooking, at its heart, is simple and straightforward. Tips and variations let cooks hone their skills and be creative. Here Mark highlights what to look for during a particular step and offers handy advice and other helpful asides. Detailed notes appear in blue type near selected images.

600 demonstration photos each build on a step from the recipe to teach a core lesson, like Cracking an Egg, Using Pasta Water, Recognizing Doneness, and Crimping the Pie Shut. Special Basics features scattered throughout simplify broad subjects with sections like Think of Vegetables in Groups, How to Cook Any Grain, and 5 Rules for Buying and Storing Seafood. This is the essential teaching cookbook, with 1,000 photos illustrating every technique and recipe the result is a comprehensive reference thats both visually stunning and utterly practical. With clear and straightforward directions, Bittmans practical tips and variation ideas, and visual cues that accompany each of the 185 recipes, cooking with How to Cook Everything The Basics is like having Bittman in the kitchen with you. 1,000 beautiful and instructive photographs throughout the book reveal key preparation details that make every dish inviting and accessible. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat, to cooking building-block meals that include salads, soups, poultry, meats, fish, sides, and desserts, Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know. With How to Cook Everything The Basics he reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes. Book Synopsis The next best thing to having Mark Bittman in the kitchen with you Mark Bittmans highly acclaimed, bestselling book How to Cook Everything is an indispensable guide for any modern cook. Includes 171 recipes and more than 1,000 instructive photographs. From dicing vegetables and roasting meat to cooking building-block meals Bittman explains what every home cook, particularly novices, should know. About the Book With How to Cook Everything-The Basics, Bittman reveals how truly easy it is to learn fundamental techniques and recipes.
