Book description
Why do we cook the way we do? Are you the innovative type, used to expressing your creativity instead of just following recipes? Do you want to learn to be a better cook or curious about the science behind what happens to food as it cooks?
More than just a cookbook, Cooking for Geeks applies your curiosity to discovery, inspiration, and invention in the kitchen. Why do we bake some things at 350°F/175°C and others at 375°F/190°C? Why is medium-rare steak so popular? And just how quickly does a pizza cook if we overclock an oven to 1,000 F/540 C? Author and cooking geek Jeff Potter provides the answers to these questions and more, and offers his unique take on recipes -- from the sweet (a patent-violating chocolate chip cookie) to the savory (slow-cooked brisket).
This book is an excellent and intriguing resource for anyone who enjoys cooking or wants to experiment in the kitchen.
- Discover what type of cook you are and calibrate your tools
- Learn about the important reactions in cooking, such as protein denaturation, Maillard reactions, and caramelization, and how they impact the foods we cook
- Gain firsthand insights from interviews with researchers, food scientists, knife experts, chefs, writers, and more, including author Harold McGee, TV personality Adam Savage, and chemist Hervé This
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Recipe Index
- List of Labs
- List of Interviews
- How to Contact Us
- Introduction
- 1 Hello, Kitchen!
- 2 Taste, Smell, and Flavor
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3 Time and Temperature
- Cooked = Time * Temperature
- 85°F / 30°C: Average Melting Point of Fats
- 104–122°F / 40–50°C: Fish and Meat Proteins Start to Denature
- 140°F / 60°C: The End of the Danger Zone
- 141°F / 61°C: Eggs Begin to Set
- 154°F / 68°C: Collagen (Type I) Denatures
- 158°F / 70°C: Vegetable Starches Break Down
- 310°F / 154°C: Maillard Reactions Become Noticeable
- 356°F / 180°C: Sugar Quickly Caramelizes
- 4 Air and Water
- 5 Fun with Hardware
- 6 Playing with Chemicals
- Postscript How to Be a Smarter Geek
- Appendix: Cooking Around Allergies
- Index
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Backcover
Product information
- Title: Cooking for Geeks, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: September 2015
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491928134
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