365 Quick Tips Author:Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine Kitchen Tricks and Shortcuts to Make You a Faster, Smarter, Better Cook — Cook's Illustrated magazine's 365 Quick Tips has definitive answers to many kitchen quandaries. Containing top tips, shortcuts, time, money, and sanity-saving advice from the magazine, the book is an immediatel... more »y useful data trove for cooks wanting to be faster, better, and cannier kitchen operators.
Proceeding alphabetically from anchovies (mincing) to zucchini (shredding), 365 Quick Tips tackles an impressive array of culinary queries, all accompanied by precise how-to illustrations--more than 600 in all.
* What's the neatest way to pit an avocado?: lodge a knife in the avocado pit, twist and remove the seed;
* How do you grate mozzarella without mess?: coat the grater with nonstick cooking spray before applying the cheese;
* How best to release flavor from dried herbs?: place the herbs in a sieve over a small bowl and push them through with your fingers
Other examples of quick tips? Use a paring knife to sharpen a swivel vegetable peeler. If you want lumpless polenta, stir it with an immersion blender. Fluff cooked rice by covering it with an absorbent towel, putting the lid back on, and allowing it to steam for 10 minutes. Voilà! Grain-by-grain splendor.
Illustrations by John Burgoyne and Alan Witschonke.« less