Essential Tools, Tips & Techniques for the Home Cook: A Professional Chef Reveals the Secrets to Better Cooking

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In Essential Tools, Tips and Tricks for the Home Cook, technique and mastery of one's tools are brought to life. By understanding the fundamental mechanics of how certain tools impact the way food is cooked, home chefs will make better food, have more fun doing it and eat up the detailed nature of the subject that fascinates them. In each chapter, Chef Michelle Doll provides information, recommendations and exceptional recipes. Interspersed throughout the book are helpful diagrams including: What happens to pie dough when it bakes. What makes a croissant flakey. The best way to store proteins in your refrigerator. Ultimately readers will learn the best utensils and the best way to use them to make more exceptional food-and the food geek inside passionate cooks will be jumping for joy. Featuring reviews of the best skillets, dutch ovens, cookie sheets, mixers, rolling pins and more, Michelle shines new light on familiar tools. For example, learn how to properly grease and use a common dark-colored sheet pan for baked dishes like Salmon with White Wine Tarragon Sauce, and why a lighter colored sheet is better for cookies such as Buerre Noissette Chocolate Chip Cookies. With the perfect blend of fresh kitchen science and delicious recipes, culinary geeks and everyday home cooks alike won't want to miss this book! This book will have 65 recipes and 65 photos.

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"Michelle Doll has written the book I always needed but never found, filled to the brim with amazing techniques for the home cook. It's not only informative and mouthwatering but also contains recipes you REALLY want to make. My favorite Pumped-Up Pigs in a Blanket . . . clearly!" --Paul Lowe, founder of Sweet Paul magazine

"Essential Tools, Tips & Techniques for the Home Cook is going to be thoroughly used at Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, as it is based on the time-honed 'tricks of the trade' of both the pastry and the culinary world, and presented through Michelle's unique and sharply witty perspective." --Ron Ben-Israel, host of Sweet Genius and media personality

Author Bio

Michelle Doll is a chef, food writer and culinary teacher. She graduated with honors from the International Culinary Center and has returned several times as an instructor. For several years, she was a renowned cake designer in New York through her company Michelle Doll Makes; however, her skills extend far beyond cake baking and her true passion is educating the home chef. More information can be found at michelledollmakes.com. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.