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The Science of CookingExploratorium's The Science of Cooking: Discover how a pinch of curiosity can improve your cooking! Explore recipes, activities, and Webcasts that will enhance your understanding of the science behind food and cooking.


Cooking AppliancesCookery Guide: Cooking Appliances highlights some of the very best brands and models of cooking appliances. You will find information about kitchen accessories that will revolutionise your cooking.


The New York TimesA Shelf of Treasures, Always Fresh: NY Times writer Mark Bittman, a well-known American cookbook author and food writer, provides a list of cookbooks he can't live without and the reasons why. A good resource for the cook who's looking to expand their library and needs some advice as to how.


Cooking IndexCooking Index: A wealth of cooking information, from recipes to a comprehensive listing and description of individual ingredients, this site is a must-bookmark for all cooks.


Cooking: As a veteran chef and award-winning cookbook author, James Peterson is uniquely qualified to take food lovers into the modern kitchen and turn them into passionate, precise, intuitive cooks. What's most impressive about a book of this breadth and size (540 pages and 600 recipes, brought to life with 1500 vivid color photographs) is how accessible and fun it is to read. Every recipe in Cooking sings with a deep knowledge of the ingredients at hand, encouraging cooks not just to follow the recipe but to really understand and relish in the process, and the result is a terrific turn-to reference for any cook seeking inspired instruction.


Le Cordon Bleu's Complete Cooking Techniques: : With this exceptional opus, over 100 years of unparalleled experience and expertise are put at the fingertips of every home cook using the same hands-on approach promoted in practical classes at Le Cordon Bleu's institutes. This indispensable and unique reference work teaches essential preparation and cooking skills and professional tricks-of-the-trade, with over 700 cooking techniques shown in more than 2,000 color images.


The Professional Chef: The nation's most prestigious training school for food careerists concentrates the essence of its course work within a comprehensive volume that competent students must master. Every aspect of the restaurant business is addressed, from nutrition and portion sizing to fiscal and human resource management. Sections on equipment, from major appliances to handheld tools, show the bond between chef and technology. Chapters on world cooking identify the most typical cooking processes and give examples of commonly appearing ingredients in each style. Recipes record classic preparations that form the foundation for myriad elaborations and personalization to move cooking from mere technique to high art.


Polder Original Cooking Timer and Thermometer: Presettable alarm temperature range: 32F to 392F. 5-minute alarm. Timer works simultaneously with thermometer. Memory for frequently used settings.


Cuisinart SmartStick Hand Blender CSB-76: The versatile stick design of the Cuisinart® Smart Stick® Hand Blender lets users blend ingredients right in pots, pitchers, bowls, or the clear plastic beaker thats included. A powerful 200-watt motor operates with an easy one-touch control. Blends drinks, pures soup, mixes pancake and crpe batters in seconds! Both stainless steel blending shaft and beaker are dishwasher-safe.


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