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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking

By Samin Nosrat and Wendy MacNaughton

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*More than 1 million copies sold * New York Times bestseller * Winner of the James Beard Award and multiple IACP Cookbook Awards * Available as a Netflix series *

Transform how you prep, cook, and think about food with this visionary master class in cooking by Samin Nosrat that distills decades of professional experience into just four simple elements—from the woman declared “America’s next great cooking teacher” by Alice Waters.

Featuring more than 100 recipes from Samin and more than 150 illustrations from acclaimed illustrator Wendy MacNaughton!

In the tradition of The Joy of Cooking and How to Cook Everything comes Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, an ambitious new approach to cooking. Chef and writer Samin Nosrat has taught everyone from professional chefs to middle school kids to author Michael Pollan to cook using her revolutionary, yet simple, philosophy. Master the use of just four elements—Salt, which enhances flavor; Fat, which delivers flavor and generates texture; Acid, which balances flavor; and Heat, which ultimately determines the texture of food—and anything you cook will be delicious. By explaining the hows and whys of good cooking, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat will teach and inspire a new generation of cooks how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients, anywhere, at any time.

Echoing Samin’s own journey from culinary novice to award-winning chef, Salt, Fat Acid, Heat immediately bridges the gap between home and professional kitchens. With charming narrative, illustrated walkthroughs, and a lighthearted approach to kitchen science, Samin demystifies the four elements of good cooking for everyone. Refer to the canon of 100 essential recipes—and dozens of variations—to put the lessons into practice and make bright, balanced vinaigrettes, perfectly caramelized roast vegetables, tender braised meats, and light, flaky pastry doughs.

Destined to be a classic, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat just might be the last cookbook you’ll ever need.

With a foreword by Michael Pollan.

*Named one of the Best Books of the Year by: NPR, BuzzFeed, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Rachel Ray Every Day, San Francisco Chronicle, Elle.com, Glamour, Eater, Newsday, The Seattle Times, Tampa Bay Times, Tasting Table, Publishers Weekly, and more!*

Editor's Note

Warm adventure…

For anyone who’s fallen for Samin Nosrat’s charming Netflix series “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” know that the source material is just as — if not more! — charming. Written with Nosrat’s signature warmth and approachability and the gorgeous, whimsical illustrations of Wendy MacNaughton, it makes cooking less of a color-by-numbers and more of a flavor adventure.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Release dateApr 25, 2017
ISBN9781476753850
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Samin Nosrat

Samin Nosrat is a writer, teacher, and chef. Called “a go-to resource for matching the correct techniques with the best ingredients” by The New York Times, and “the next Julia Child” by NPR’s All Things Considered, she’s been cooking professionally since 2000, when she first stumbled into the kitchen at Chez Panisse restaurant. She lives, cooks, surfs, and gardens in Berkeley, California. Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat is her first book.

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  • 5/5
    Çok güzel hoşuma gitti sevdim yemekleri geliştirmek için pratik önerilerde bulunmasını seviyorum
  • 5/5
    More than a cookbook, this is a book on how to cook through an understanding of 4 basic elements--salt, acid, fat and heat. Not only is it packed with useful information, it is well illustrated and written in a style that is approachable by the average home cook. I would recommend this book to anybody who wants to move beyond following recipes and to discover the joy of cooking from knowledge of why things do the things they do. This would be a perfect gift for a talented cook with a sense of adventure.
  • 4/5
    Quite readable, with valuable information. It lacked the charm of some of McGee's writing, but the quirky illustrations with flecked with bits of wry humor, are an asset.
  • 3/5
    Read some, skimmed some, passed it on to my kid. Useful for more serious cooks than me.
  • 5/5
    interesting and curiosity to learn.more easy to handle this app
  • 5/5
    Even though recipes of course aren’t available on the audiobook, it’s really fun listening to Samin read this. I checked the audiobook out of the library, but I will likely buy the physical book because I definitely want to refer back to it many times. She’s made cooking sound so amazingly fun, and I actually want to dig into my cookbooks again and make some stuff. Highly recommend this; also as a side note I don’t have Netflix so haven’t seen her show but am sure it’s fun just from listening to Samin here.

    1 person found this helpful

  • 5/5
    The most amazing cookbook ever. I learned I have been using the wrong salt my whole and life and just that one little thing has made my food more flavorful already. Can't wait to apply the rest!

    1 person found this helpful

  • 5/5
    Wonderful book. i do a lot of cooking, both commercial and home. From just me to 400 seats a service. I got a few tricks and tips and learned some things, however most of all it was entertaining. A fun read.
    This may be the best book I've read on cooking, for home cooks. Besides knowing her stuff, Samin is a wonderful writer. I seldom give 5 stars, but this book is a solid 5.

    2 people found this helpful

  • 3/5
    I was hoping to learn more about the chemistry of cooking, as the title implied. And as a vegan, much of the book is useless to me.
  • 4/5
    I enjoyed this one, but wished I'd read a hard copy instead of the audio version. I love that she shares her own mistakes as a young chef and works practical advice for improving your cooking in your own home. She also incorporates spice and cooking tips from cultures around the world. I wanted to take notes on some of her cooking tips. If you enjoy this, I'd highly recommend the author's Netflix series of the same name.

    1 person found this helpful