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Knives Cooks Love

With Knives Cooks Love: Selection. Care. Techniques. Recipes., home cooks everywhere will learn a wide array of skills involving this indispensable tool and then practice and perfect techniques with the book's tantalizing recipes. Sur La Table and author Sarah Jay show how to choose, use, and care for everything from paring knives and poultry shears to cheese cutters and meat cleavers.

Unlike most knife books on the market, which focus solely on techniques and procedures, Knives Cooks Love goes one step further to emphasize the kitchen skills necessary to execute recipes flawlessly, and the recipes to do so. Full-color photographs illustrate step-by-step instructions for trimming, dicing, scoring, butterflying, and much more. Sarah also provides answers to all your cutting-edge questions, such as: How do I use a sharpening stone? What is the difference between chiffonade and julienne? How do I bone a chicken breast? And what is the best way to chunk a pineapple?

Knives Cooks Love is divided into two sections. "A Primer on Knives" includes chapters on how knives are made, the different blades for every purpose (from sectioning a grapefruit to carving a turkey), how to shop for knives, and how to keep them razor-sharp for years to come (hint: Don't put them in the dishwasher).

The second section contains a complete range of recipes for everything from fruit to fish. Learn how to properly slice a fennel bulb and then prepare Spicy Steamed Mussels with Fennel and Tomatoes. Master the art of mincing and serve a fresh Mango-Cucumber Salsa. Or fillet a salmon and make your own Lemon-Dill Gravlax, sure to be a hit at Sunday brunch.

With all this plus a foreword by chef Emeril Lagasse and sidebar advice from renowned chefs, including tips, tricks, and notes on their favorite knives, Knives Cooks Love is the ultimate guide to the home chef's most important tool. Soon you'll be slicing and dicing with the best of them!

Knives Cooks Love

October 28, 2008
$25.00 ($27.50 Canada) • 7 1/2 x 10 1/2, 192 pages
Jacketed hardcover with lay-flat binding
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7002-9

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Things Cooks Love

The consensus among cooks is that the dividing line between having fun in the kitchen and not having fun is whether you have the most suitable tool for the job. Having the right equipment also makes cooking easier, and the results often taste better. Things Cooks Love: Implements. Ingredients. Recipes., the first in a series of titles by Sur La Table, celebrates the deep connection between cooks and the cookware they love.

Award-winning cookbook author Marie Simmons not only shows exactly how to use the equipment and shares knowledge of their potential but also provides 125 recipes inspired by the tools. With recipes from Sea Bass Poached in Orange, Basil and Wine with Citrus and Herb Sauce to Corn on the Cob with Flavored Butters, she teaches how to choose the basics every good cook should have and demonstrates some of the more sophisticated cookware. And because this is a book for both the beginning cook and the gourmet, it also offers alternatives for kitchens that are not stocked with the exact cookware or tools.

Marie also branches out to an international array of essentials for Asian, Mexican, French, Indian, Iberian, and Moroccan kitchens, demonstrating tools and providing recipes including Lamb Tagine with Artichoke Hearts, Dried Apricots, and Preserved Lemon from Morocco and Cauliflower and Sweet Potatoes in Spicy Tomato Sauce with Cashews from India.

Recognizing that a beloved cooking collection is the foundation for good food, Things Cooks Love is more than a reference tool or collection of recipes, more than a cookbook; it is a cook's book.

 

Things Cooks Love

April 2008
$35.00 ($39.00 Canada) • 8 1/2 x 10 1/2, 352 pages
Jacketed hardcover with lay-flat binding
ISBN: 978-0-7407-6976-4

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The Art and Soul of Baking

Authors: Sur La Table with Cindy Mushet
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7334-1
Format: Hardcover: 8 ½ x 10 ½, 464 pages
Price: $40.00 U.S.A. ($44.00 Canada)