The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore

McGee, Harold

ISBN 10: 0865474524 / ISBN 13: 9780865474529

Published by North Point Press, San Francisco, 1990

About this Item

Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket has rubbing to the glossy surface as its only flaw, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, "McGee applies a scrupulous scientific method to his activities with pots and pans, examining many traditional practices and the biochemical nature of common foods," includes a bibliography ; ; 339 pages.

Seller Inventory # 051004

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Curious Cook: More Kitchen Science and Lore
• Publisher: North Point Press, San Francisco
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865474524
• ISBN 13: 9780865474529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition; 1st Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

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

About the Author

Harold McGee earned a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in English from Yale. His first book, On Food and Cooking, won the 1986 Andr Simon Memorial Award. He lives in Palo Alto, California.