Author
Harold McGee
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
by Harold McGee
Harold McGee's On Food and Cooking is the foundational text on the science of the kitchen, the book serious cooks reach for when they want to understand what's actually happening to their ingredients. It's a reference, an encyclopedia, and a quiet masterpiece.