Overview
Everything you really need to know about buying, cooking, and storing food is here in one easy-to-use volume. Packed with essential information for both the experienced and the beginning cook, this is a kitchen encyclopedia to keep handy when you need fast, accurate answers to your food questions.
A complete compendium of:
• Common Cookbook Terms & Abbreviations
• Ingredient Substitutions
• Temperatures and Cooking Times for Dozens of Foods
• Finest Kitchen Equipment
• Storage Life for Frozen, Refrigerated, and Shelf Foods
• Food Additives—the Safe and the Unsafe
• Nutritional Guidelines . . . and More!
Answers to the food questions you really ask:
How many graham crackers are needed for one pie shell?
Can I substitute cocoa for chocolate squares in a recipe?
Which buy on eggs is best—medium, large, or extra-large?
How long will a jar of mayo keep in the refrigerator?
What’s the cooking time for lobster?
This book title, Cook's Book of Essential Information (A Kitchen Handbook), ISBN: 9780440502630, by Barbara Hill, published by Random House Publishing Group (November 4, 1990) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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