Overview
A master class that gives you the most important ingredient for great cooking: confidence.
Too often, cookbooks feel incomplete, creating doubt where there should be clarity. Picture Perfect removes all possibility of confusion, laying out every step in explicit detail thanks to its unique, photo-driven approach. Culinary Institute of America-trained author Derek Bissonnette removes all limitations from what you are capable of in the kitchen. By breaking down fundamental techniques via accessible preparations, this cookbook eliminates uncertainty and confusion and provides the confidence that is required for great cooking.
Inside You’ll Find:
- How to set yourself up for success: the importance of organization, mise en place, and plating
- How to handle knives so you can process vegetables quickly and correctly break down chicken and seafood
- Accessible recipes to provide hands-on teaching
- Insider tips that make notoriously difficult techniques like sautéing, emulsifying, and deep frying second nature
- Photos that eliminate all confusion, leaving no doubt as to what the proper technique and approach are
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