Six Basic Cooking Techniques: Culinary Essentials for the Home Cook - Softcover

Clair, Jennifer

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Synopsis

This is the culinary manual for home cooks, written by 20-year culinary veteran Jennifer Clair. She is the founder of Home Cooking New York, a popular cooking school in New York City, and the host of the cooking podcast, "Kitchen Radio."   

Winner of the 2019 IPPY Award for "Best Cookbook." 

Six Basic Cooking Techniques: Culinary Essentials for the Home Cook focuses on the six essential skills needed to create a strong foundation so that any home cook can maximize their culinary potentials:
 

  • Knife Skills
  • Cooking Meats to Perfection
  • Making Delicious Pan Sauces
  • Roasting Vegetables
  • Blanching Green Vegetables
  • Cooking Leafy Greens 
 
Author and sought-after culinary instructor Jennifer Clair knows exactly what questions burn in the minds of home cooks and answers them in the "Students Ask" pages peppered throughout the book. She covers: 
 
  • What salt you should use for cooking: kosher, table, or sea salt?
  • How to remove the smell of garlic from your fingertips?
  • Why you should never mince basil or mint?
  • How to achieve restaurant-worthy crispy chicken skin?
  • How to check the internal temperature of meat?
  • Which vegetables should be roasted together and why?
  • Why blanching green vegetables is better than steaming them? 
 
 
Six Basic Cooking Techniques is a valuable guide for building the confidence all home cooks are looking for in their kitchen.

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About the Author

Jennifer Clair is a culinary instructor and founder Home Cooking New York, a recreational cooking school in New York City. She honed her culinary and editorial chops as a Food Editor at Martha Stewart Living and the Recipes Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She is the author of Gourmet Cooking on a Budget. She lives in the Hudson Valley, New York. 

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