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on April 25, 2017
Best text about cooking I've ever read. It's both logical and fun so the lessons will stick. I'd call it perfectly balanced, like a great meal. After reading the first several pages, I went poking around, only to discover that I was invited back to the beginning (XO). You see, the book is about the "journey, not the destination." It's clever, witty, helpful, intuitive, and altogether a pleasure to read.
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on April 26, 2017
This is a major work and a real game changer. It is a reference book that live on the shelf in my kitchen as I will use it as a daily reference. It is creative yet a scholarly work, and the artwork is playful, colorful, and fun. A must for every good
cook!
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on April 28, 2017
I just read this cover to cover and felt compelled to write a review. This is really an essential book to everyone's library. I love to cook and have a beautiful collection of cookbooks, but this one is truly special. Samin is a lovely writer. She exudes warmth and humor in her stories and it flows in such a way that you forget you are reading a combo of a cookbook/science textbook. Samin breaks down the importance of salt, fat, acid and heat. It's not just recipes but what, why and how. She does not talk down to her readers. She is straightforward, enthusiastic and fun. I've always loved the "why" in cooking and baking (like the Cooks Illustrated approach and The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science) - but I love that she narrows it down to four basic elements. I personally like referring to recipes, especially for dishes I don't cook on a weekly basis. But this books and others, like Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking are important because they give you the tools to innovate and recipes become starting points. I wish I had this book 20 years ago when I started seriously cooking. It is like a breath of fresh air and incredibly inspiring. So grateful for this addition to my home library and can't wait to cook dinner tomorrow!
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on May 4, 2017
I cant believe how my cooking changed with this book. I'm loving it. Now it seems that everything I cook is delicious! All thanks to Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat... and Samin of course!
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on April 26, 2017
You NEED this book!

This is the book that I wish I had had when I was first learning how to cook. Samin and Wendy beautifully outline the whys of cooking through fun stories and gorgeous illustrations. And understanding these whys, along with practice and making mistakes, is what will ultimately make you more comfortable in the kitchen. Samin’s theories will forever change the way you prepare food.
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on April 26, 2017
This is a book you'll want to sit down and read....not peruse...but read straight through. Not only are the forward and introduction inspiring, but Part One on SALT had me totally hooked. I knew that salt was important in cooking, but now I understand so much more about what it does to make food taste delicious.

So much more than a collection of recipes, it gets to the heart of cooking. Why we want to be better cooks AND how to do that. I love the fold out on p. 193 "what should I cook" that advises to go back and read the book through before you practice...a brilliant observation that the book is about "the journey, not the destination" as are so many things we pursue and experience.

Samin is a wonderful storyteller and Wendy's illustrations add another layer to this important book. You'll keep this book on your bedside table first...then move it to your kitchen as a reference you'll use for years to come. Don't let this one get away!
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on May 18, 2017
I am teaching someone how to cook. And I mean truly from the ground up. This book is a gift for teaching. We made two recipes, the Buttermilk Roast Chicken and the Panzanella/Tomato Vinaigrette following the recipes quite closely. Both turned out exceptionally well. Not all cookbooks have well tested recipes. This book does. ... The graphics are quite amusing. The instructions clear with the voice of the author. A wealth of information and I say this with 48 years in the restaurant business and over 600 cookbooks on the shelf.
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on May 13, 2017
An excellent book! Samin Nosrat is an excellent cook, but she is an even better writer and teacher. On par with Harold McGee but explains every day cooking issues even better than he does. I consider myself an accomplished home cook, but had never mastered the nuances of salt, fat, acid and heat until I read her presentations on them. I first bought a paper copy but found it so valuable I bought a Kindle edition as well for use on my tablet.
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on April 26, 2017
Seems good so far but a small correction - illustration of osmosis looks backward. Solvent should move from dilute to concentrated side of membrane. Sorry, I'm a chemical engineer, I can't help myself...
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on April 28, 2017
This book is amazing. So smart and ambitious and accessible and beautiful. I love it.
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