Kitchen Secrets: A Culinary Survival Guide to Tips, Techniques & Recipes
The ultimate kitchen resource-recipes, hints, tips, and techniques covering every aspect of preparing, cooking, and serving great dishes. * Step-by-step directions for all basic kitchen techniques, plus clear instructional photographs. * More than 200 recipes for traditional American foods and exciting variations. * The best substitutions for ingredients you don't have-or don't like. * Secrets for making a family favorite taste even better. * Expert tips on avoiding common mistakes and mishaps. * Invaluable advice on rescuing disasters-from cream soups that curdle to lumps in melted chocolate to souffles that flop. * What equipment to use and how to use it. * Easy to use reference charts, handy checklists, and concise work-saver sidebars.