Things Cooks Love is a true celebration of food--more than 300 pages packed with wonderful recipes from around the world plus tips, techniques and in-depth looks at ingredients, tools, cookware and more. From selecting the perfect chef's knife to preparing Cornish hens al mattone, if you love to cook, this book will become the cornerstone of your global kitchen. A sampling of recipes you'll find in the book:
* Pizza with Radicchio, Pears, Gorgonzola, and Walnuts
* Chicken, Shrimp and Chorizo Paella
* Lamb Tagine with Artichoke Hearts, Dried Apricots and Preserved Lemons
* Many, many more...
Highlights include:
Equipping your Kitchen
Cooks know having fun in the kitchen depends on having the right tool for every task. Things Cooks Love opens with comprehensive lists of basic cookware and tools. It's an ideal reference for equipping your kitchen, expanding your collection or simply learning more about the tools you already have.
The Global Kitchen
An ultimate wish list for the passionate cook, Things Cooks Love helps take your kitchen to a new level of global sophistication. You'll find comprehensive looks at the implements of global cuisines, detailed lists of essentials you'll want in the pantry for a culinary tour, plus delicious recipes to put it all together.
Recipes, Tips and Techniques
Things Cooks Love is packed with invaluable recipes and wisdom to help make cooking easier and more fun. From the best way to peel a tomato or clarify butter to inspirational quotes and advice from trusted experts, discover great ways to hone your skills and get more enjoyment out of your time in the kitchen.
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Product Details
Author:
Sur La Table
Hardcover:
352 pages
Publisher:
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date:
April 01, 2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
0740769766
Product Length:
10.76 inches
Product Width:
8.7 inches
Product Height:
1.44 inches
Product Weight:
4.12 pounds
Package Length:
10.6 inches
Package Width:
8.7 inches
Package Height:
1.6 inches
Package Weight:
4.05 pounds
Average Customer Rating:
based on 17 reviews
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41 of 49 found the following review helpful:
Pricey brochure for Sur La Table Apr 25, 2008
By fair_deal_guy
"BB"
This is a very pretty book, and it certainly provides a nice overview of cooks tools--but be forewarned that it looks and feels more like a product catalog than a top-shelf cookbook. Yes, there are sexy pics of the equipment, a little (sometimes very little) informative text about how to use and care for the equipment, and recipes related to the kind of hardware being discussed. And while I appreciated the breadth of the material, the author covers so much ground that depth is seriously lacking. In sum, I found the book to be slight, vaguely corporate in tone (read: the author's voice is indistinct), and generally unsatisfying--especially given the relatively high asking price. This is one of those titles that demand a thorough examination of the "Search Inside" feature at Amazon to decide for yourself if the book is worth the price.
This one gets four stars for ambition, but only two stars for execution.
23 of 29 found the following review helpful:
So much more than Pretty Pictures.. Apr 04, 2008
By Julie I really enjoyed this book. It was so much more than pretty pictures like most of the cookbooks today. It was informative and helpful. It made me want to get out some of my more esoteric pieces of cookware (like the cataplana and my Pomme Anna Pan)that I haven't touched in years and redisover them. Sur La Table is one of my favorite places to go to in Seattle and the book captured that wonderful feeling of visiting the store. It would make a very special gift for a cook in your life.
15 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Love the store. Ignore the book. Jan 19, 2010
By C. Burdick This really is a hardcover version of the catalog. Burt Wolf's "The New Cook's Catalogue" is a better bet, even if it was published back in 2000. Even "Pierre Franey's Kitchen," though compact and from 1982, is more thorough and useful when it comes to talking about the gear you need and lust for in the kitchen. FYI--Sur La Table's knife book is not much better. Again, see Wolf and Franey.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Awesome recipes! Jun 20, 2011
By Tracy B. Hursh I read some of the other reviews for this book and had to add my opinion. The other reviews talked about the presentation of the book, the corporate tone, etc. All I want to say, is this book has some of the best recipes I've ever eaten! My husband is an amateur chef. He owns 100 cookbooks. He's made some pretty fantastic dishes. He's made about 5 of the recipes in this book so far, and each time, they've been fantastic. 5 star taste. Wonderful. So, for myself, all I care about are the recipes in this book and those are wonderful!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Things cooks love Dec 19, 2010
By Mary Ann Pogany This is not your typical cookbook. It dicusses and shows all the various tools and implements to create recipes.then it has corresponding recipes for those tools. I found it very inspirational.
based on 17 reviews
Pricey brochure for Sur La Table Apr 25, 2008
By fair_deal_guy
"BB"
So much more than Pretty Pictures.. Apr 04, 2008
By Julie
Love the store. Ignore the book. Jan 19, 2010
By C. Burdick
