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On Food And Cooking: The Science And Lore Of The Kitchen (Hardcover)

by Harold McGee (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 896 pages
  • Publisher: James Bennett Pty Ltd; Rev Upd edition (15 Nov 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0684800012
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684800011
  • Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 17.5 x 4.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 82,945 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Evening Standard 13th December 2004

McGee on Food and Cooking carries off the 2004 Standard award. Read this wondrous tome. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


Mail on Sunday 21st November 2004

Gripping prose. The business - more than you want to know about anything edible. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I honestly wish I could rate this as 6 stars!, 3 Sep 2001
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This review is from: On Food and Cooking (Paperback)
I've had this book for quite a few years now and I still find it as suprising, fascinating, and wonderful as when I first bought it.

What do the origins of the word sycophant, hangover cures, the botany of the daisy family, the chemical structure of alkaloids and Maclolm X have in common? Yup, they all appear in this book!

As well as being a treasure trove of information on the history and science behind food, cooking techniques, ingredients, physiology and diet, it has also given me a greater apreciation of what I'm doing in the kitchen and why, e.g. now I apreciate what is going on on a molecular level when a sauce is being made, I've really improved the techniques that I use and as a result, make better sauces. This book may only have a few recipies included, and they are only there to show how cooking has changed through the ages, but this has been the most useful book on cooking that I've ever owned.

I think that this book has made me a better cook at the same time as being an interesting and entertaining read. It is to cooking as Brewers Dictonary of Phrase and Fable is to the English language.

Wonderful!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Unveils culinary questions to a new minutia... Great!!!, 26 Aug 1999
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This review is from: On Food and Cooking (Paperback)
This book encompasses three of my great passions: History, Science & Food/Cooking. With a very scientific voice explaining the interactions of cooking at a molecular level, the author easily draws you in to any topic from pickeling to fermentation. You can open this book to any page and learn about the foods you enjoy and where they come from -- both historically and chemically. I love this book!!!!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential for the serious cook!, 30 Jun 1999
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I found Mr Mcgee's book to be a thoroughly entertaining and enlightening read. As a professional chef I was fascinated by the scientific explanations of processes I come across every day. I now use the book almost daily for reference and enjoy sharing the anecdotes with my staff. An excellent book!!!
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