cooking book

[Wayfarer]

I've been wanting to study cooking for a while. However most books I find are just recipe books... they explain very little.

One exception is "Building a Meal" by Hervé This, which despite the author being quite narcissistic *cough*, gives some interesting information about what happens at a chemical level even, when cooking food.

My question is, do any of you perchance know some similar book? Or would someone please suggest me a way to go about this?

I already cook and follow recipes (more or less) but I'd like to take it a step up and would also like to understand more "what I'm doing", if I can say it this way.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TheRealCallie]

Check out the Good Eats books. They include a lot of information, as well as recipes. There's also a TV show.

 

[Nicolelt]

PINTEREST!!!! All my best recipes came from there.

 

[VanillaCreme]

Check out the Good Eats books. They include a lot of information, as well as recipes. There's also a TV show.

Love Alton Brown. I enjoy the scientific explanations of why certain things happen.

 

[mintymint]

I happened to come across this today: http://www.cookingforengineers.com/

 

[kamya]

Have you checked out four hour chef? It's about cooking but also about life. And I second the good eats suggestion.

 

[Wayfarer]

Thanks for all the suggestions

 

[9006]

I work long 12 hour shifts an all we get in work is a ****** microwave, so many employees eat so much garbage an I just don't wanna eat all that. It would be good if there was a HEALTHY good book for this situation lol.

I tend to make pasta bake I can just heat up each day or something.

 

[user 108508]

Late to the party but I definitely recommend Alton for the science behind the dishes, as well. He does it in such fun way, you don't even notice you're learning something.

If you just need some easy one-pot sort of meals that will last a work week or can be frozen, send me a PM. I have several I would be happy to share.