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| Kitchen, "The New Best Recipe" is a monolithic book | | | | are detailed and the side information detailing |
| with just about every American recipe imaginable. | | | | equipment and techniques to use is plentiful. And |
| Have you ever wondered what would happen if you | | | | because you are practically guaranteed to create a |
| had brined your pork before breading and frying it? Or | | | | delicious dish regardless of your level of experience, it |
| if you had used panko instead of Italian bread crumbs? | | | | is a very encouraging book to cook from. |
| Well, the people at Cook's Illustrated help to answer | | | | For experienced cooks, it's an extremely interesting |
| those questions by giving you a detailed account of | | | | read that will never fail to teach you something new. |
| about a dozen or more different techniques they | | | | Beyond the recipes themselves, you'll learn exactly |
| experimented with for just ONE recipe. Admittedly this | | | | why each choice is made at every step of the |
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| get something just right. | | | | your own classic recipe out of the water! |
| This is the perfect resource for beginners as well | | | | |