The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore
- ISBN-10
- 0865474524
- ISBN-13
- 9780865474529
- Category
- Cooking
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Author
- Harold McGee
Description
Examines the biochemistry behind cooking and food preparation, rejecting such common notions as that searing meat seals in juices and that cutting lettuce causes it to brown faster
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